2+ day, 16+ 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, 2+ day ago   (260+ words) Chicago, along with other parts of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana, faces an extreme heat warning, with temperature records threatened in a number of places over the coming days. Thursday’s high in Chicago is forecast to be 95F (35C), and with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) An extreme heat warning was issued for central, northern and southern Cook County for the third consecutive day as heats indices are expected to reach over 100 degrees, weather officials said. National Weather Service officials stated the warning continues Thursday morning…...

3+ week, 5+ day 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…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) The tornadoes aren't in Kansas anymore, Toto; they're in Illinois. On Tuesday six tornadoes tore through the Chicago area during a derecho—a huge, long-lived wind storm that some call an "inland hurricane." On the same day, several more twisters…...