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Alicia Roman has the latest forecast.

On March 18, 1925, the “Tri-State Tornado” tore a path of destruction across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing nearly 700 people and devastating countless communities in the region. According to Britannica, the tornado formed near a community called Ellington, Missouri, in the early afternoon hours. It then tore a path across southeastern Mis...

A fast-moving snowfall struck the Chicago area on Sunday, with several inches of accumulation just days after summery temperatures in the region.

Several other areas sustained straight-line wind damage, with gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour

Severe storms hit the Chicagoland area overnight, causing damage in suburban Kane and DeKalb counties, and Vi Nguyen has the story.

Light snow arrives Sunday morning

Severe storms hit the Chicagoland area overnight, causing stunning damage in suburban Kane and DeKalb counties.

The Chicago area is notorious for displaying multiple weather seasons in short order, but winter is about to make a brief return this weekend.

A wind advisory remains in effect through 5 p.m. on a warm, cloudy day before a rapid cooldown to finish the weekend.

Video shows the roof torn off a church and fallen trees after severe thunderstorms in Elgin.

Wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour hammered the Chicago area late Friday and into Saturday morning amid an outbreak of severe weather.

NOTE: This story will not be updated after 2 a.m. Saturday. For the latest information, please visit ComEd’s website HERE. A series of powerful severe thunderstorms knocked out electricity to thousands of Chicago-area residents late Friday and into Saturday morning. According to ComEd, the bulk of those customers were in Winnebago County, whe...