Tuesday brings an elevated risk for severe thunderstorms. An early shower or storm is possible, then a new round arrives later in the day.

Strong storms left behind a large path of damage in the Chicago area Tuesday morning, and one area hit hard was Northwest ...

Severe weather caused significant damage to an Orland Park animal hospital Tuesday, ripping off part of the roof.

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Armstrong, Alex Bregman and Seiya Suzuki homered, and the Chicago Cubs rallied from an early deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Elly De La Cruz drove in automatic runner Matt McLain with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 comeback win over ...

Police responded to the area of US Route 20, between Big Timber Road and Gast Road, on the report of a crash involving a bicyclist in the roadway on July 6, 2026.

In Tinley Park, snapped trees, scattered debris and badly damaged townhomes show just how powerful Tuesday’s severe weather was.

One person died in a home explosion in Portage, Indiana, as authorities investigate the cause amid severe storm damage that led to school closures.

In communities across the country, residents have organized to put the brakes on the construction of new data centers.

LOMBARD, Ill. (WGN) – Metra UPW inbound and outbound trains are halted near Lombard after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train. Metra officials originally reported the trains were stopped due ...