The answer is that it depends on where one is — the policy and plan are different in Chicago than they are in Naperville, for example.

The new automated system enables real-time activation of outdoor warning sirens directly from the National Weather Service.

Some powerful storms hit Central Illinois late Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain and even hail pelted the town of Paxton, ...

White-knuckle moments were caught on camera as tree limbs came crashing down around workers sheltering in their truck.

After a rainy morning impacted commutes across the Chicago area, more storms are expected this evening as tornado warned storms fire off just south of the region.

The following counties are under the watch: Bureau, Christian, Cumberland, Edgar, Fulton, Knox, Macon, McDonough, Morgan, Piatt, Schuyler, Tazewell, Woodford, Cass, Clark, DeWitt, Effingham, Henry, ...

At least 27 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast.

The storm was the latest severe weather to cause deaths and widespread damage in Kentucky. Two months ago, at least 24 people ...

In Kentucky, some 14 people were killed by severe weather, and the death toll is likely to rise, according to Gov. Andy ...

A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday, placing more than 146 ...

The Chicago area was bracing for another round of severe storms Friday — less than 24 hours after powerful storms ripped ...