While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties gained residents from 2020 to 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for several counties in Northern Illinois over the course of the evening Thursday. One such warning was issued at 7:39 p.m. for Lake County and eastern ...

HealthDay News — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say.

So far in 2025, mosquitoes carrying the virus have been found in 19 counties across Illinois. The first batch of virus-positive mosquitoes this year was discovered in Rockford, Ill., on May 9.

Exceptions include counties in Southern Illinois for both crops and some Northern Illinois counties for soybeans. Payments for revenue based crop insurance ECO and SEO plans for twenty twenty four ...

Fourth of July UV index The UV index will be high throughout Illinois on the Fourth of July, so make sure to wear sunscreen. Here's a breakdown of the peak heat indexes across the state: Northern ...

Hot and humid weather will continue this week throughout Illinois, with scattered storms likely to cool off certain areas. Here's the forecast.

A HEAT ADVISORY has been issued for all of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin starting Saturday, lingering into early portions of next week.

The watch for those counties was canceled at around 2 p.m. A tornado warning was issued for the northern part of the St. Louis region through 11:30 a.m.

The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois has awarded 217 students with over $500,000 in scholarships for all their hard work.

A line of severe thunderstorms Monday brought several reports of tornadoes in Crow Wing and surrounding counties in north-central Minnesota. Severe weather in south-central Minnesota included repor… ...

Lafayette Jeff receiver Omar Williams caught four touchdown passes in one half and caught the attention of college scouts.