Disaster declarations have been issued by the city of Chicago and Cook County to help residents recover losses from property damage after last month's flooding.

The fish are gone, and a sinkhole is being blamed for the empty Benton Park Lake. Where did the water go, and the fish that ...

U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern US border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump. Troop deployments at ...

Jane Pitt was an elementary school teacher in Springfield, Missouri. In 2009, the Pitts donated $1 million to establish the ...

The torrential rainfall that pounded parts of Chicago on July 25 was so extreme, it typically occurs only once every 1,000 ...

A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon, Davenport police said. A Davenport man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a teen multiple times. Rock Island police are ...

Storms are used to set an ominous tone in spooky stories, even as they bring much-needed relief to parched fields or ...