Experts say 2024’s tornado outbreaks set it apart, even in a year full of extreme weather. The U.S. recorded the highest number of tornadoes in a decade.

Geneseo building inspector Rick Mills reports to the City Council on the previous year's building projects in the city.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...

Home insurance usually covers damage from tornadoes. That includes wind, hail and water damage. Illinois recorded 136 tornadoes in 2023, the most of any state. Most home insurance policies ...

There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters ...

There is much in this world that is beyond our control, like natural disasters. In 2024, 27 major climate-related disasters battered our nation. In 2023, there were 28, the highest ...

“It was kind of like death by 1,000 paper cuts,” said Victor Gensini, a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois ... $1 billion in damage. Of those events, six were tornado outbreaks ...

A total of 32 tornadoes touched down across northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana ... The heat fueled severe storms causing damage in Wauconda, Des Plaines, Bolingbrook and Evanston.

Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford has released the year-end climate analysis for 2024, which was the second warmest year on record in Illinois, with average temperatures between 1 and 6 ...

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided a $9.8 million construction loan, a $3.7 million ...