4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (151+ words) Forecasters from the National Weather Service say conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds Thursday afternoon. According to a special weather statement, those conditions are possible to the south and the west of Chicago, especially in LaSalle and…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (283+ words) The Chicago area is going to have a sunny and pleasant Labor Day holiday, with comfortable conditions around the region. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the day should feature plenty of sunshine, and will also see temperatures rise to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Mayors and leaders in the south suburbs pushed for federal assistance on Sunday as the massive cleanup continued from last week’s tornadoes and destructive storms. Lexi Sutter reports. The National Weather Service has confirmed two additional tornadoes from last week’s…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (376+ words) The Chicago area has had a few days off from severe weather, but that threat will return at least for one day this week. According to the Storm Prediction Center, the entire Chicago area is at a “marginal” risk of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (387+ words) Clusters of thunderstorms could bring threats of heavy rain to the Chicago area Wednesday. Waves of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move in during the afternoon and evening hours Wednesday, bringing potentially heavy rainfall, localized flooding and possibly even…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (369+ words) Some storms may reach severe limits The Chicago area will get a double whammy of weather to start the new week, as hot and humid conditions will potentially fuel strong-to-severe thunderstorms. The entire Chicago area is at a “slight” risk…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) The Chicago area has been in a bit of a cool weather spell lately, but that’s going to change in a massive way next week. Forecast models are growing in certainty that a dome of high pressure is going to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) Rain pounds those brave enough to weather the drenching as they make their way around the Museum Campus near the Field Museum on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Chicago, Ill. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The Chicago area…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (354+ words) The Chicago area is still cleaning up from severe weather that tore through the area last week, but yet another system could cause significant problems in the coming days. According to a new forecast issued by the National Weather Service,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (406+ words) Union Pacific’s 4014 Big Boy steam engine draws crowds everywhere it goes, and on Monday, in rolled into Watseka. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports. Editor's note: The video above captured Big Boy No. 4014 in Illinois during a prior visit. All-aboard: A one-million-pound…...