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High-End Tornado Threat Targets Mid-Mississippi Valley Today

Forecasters expect afternoon supercells capable of long-track EF-3 or stronger tornadoes.

Eastbound I-80 at I-55 Shut After Five-Vehicle Crash in Joliet

Des Plaines and Fox Rivers Near Crest in Lake County as Flooding Persists

Pritzker Urges Faster Action on Bears Stadium Bill as NFL Seeks Late-April Update

Cheboygan Dam Water Rises to 6.6 Inches Below Crest as Michigan Expands Emergency Response

Flood Warning in Chicago Area After Overnight Downpours Flood Roads

FAA Extends Evening Ground Stop at O’Hare as Severe Storms Snarl Air Travel

South Shore Line Opens Monon Corridor, Extending Service to Munster and Dyer

Nebraska Wildfires Prompt Emergency in Seven Counties as State Imposes Burn Ban

Aroma Park Tornado Victim Identified as Maurice R. Norington, 65

Red Flag Warning Issued for Parts of Chicago Area as Gusty, Dry Weather Elevates Fire Danger

Iowa Joins Race to Land Chicago Bears as Stadium-Incentive Bill Advances

Greene, Tunney Advance to Special Election for Michigan’s 35th Senate Seat

Metro Detroit Schools Weigh Friday Closures After Many Exhaust Snow Days

Indiana Senate Advances Stadium Authority Bill to Court Chicago Bears

Hundreds of Schools Close or Shift Online Across Eastern U.S. on Thursday

Record January Downpour Floods Chicago, Sets Daily Rainfall Mark at O’Hare

Michigan Power Outages Down to 47,000 After Ice and High Winds

NWS Confirms Long-Track EF-2 Tornado in Central Illinois as Additional Twisters Verified

Bears Expand Stadium Search to Northwest Indiana After Illinois Signals 2026 Delay