Severe storms raced through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, prompting a tornado watch for parts of the area well into the evening and multiple tornado warnings in Northwest Indiana.

A bill aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana was amended and passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday. House Bill 1292, authored by Rep. Earl Harris ...

Indiana legislators are seemingly preparing ... Our governor accuses us of wanting to kick Chicago out of Illinois. Not so, we want to kick ourselves out of Illinois,” Merritt said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a Tornado Watch for the southwest suburbs and northwest Indiana as severe storms passed through Wednesday afternoon and evening. Tornado Warnings were in effect for Cook ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Another round of strong storms moved through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon. ABC7 AccuWeather meteorologists said the afternoon forecast called for potential severe weather ...

which spawned multiple tornado warnings in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. Straight-line wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour were also reported around the Chicago area, causing ...