Freezing rain could lead to hazardous travel conditions across the entire Chicago area, especially during "peak timing" of ...

According to NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, freezing rain is "just rain," but becomes ice once it makes contact with surfaces. That transition makes it some of the "worst winter weather," Jeanes ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say strategic plans that integrate environmental, social, and economic ...

Grundy County Sheriff Heath Gunter can keep his certification under an agreement approved Thursday by a state police training commission. Under the agreement, Gunter admits to two violations noted ...

A Chicago man, 58-year-old Kieth R. Oswald, died in a head-on crash with a semi early Friday morning on Interstate 80 in Grundy County. Authorities say the crash occurred when Oswald's vehicle, ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 85% chance of precipitation. Winds from SE to SSE at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Rain with a high of 58 °F (14.4 ...

CHICAGO - This Valentine’s Day, we heard from a woman who recently underwent a rare dual organ transplant. Doctors gave Laura Valentine a new heart and liver. Valentine, 35, was born with only half a ...

The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The ...

A water main break in Skokie flooded roads and neighborhood homes, prompting a boil water order in the area and some schools ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 ...