The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...

Events had to be evacuated as the storms approached, including the Windy City Smokeout Country Music and BBQ Festival outside ...

Damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes, and torrential rain are possible with a string of storms approaching Chicagoland ...

Chicago experiences severe flooding after 5 inches of rain in 90 minutes, creating dangerous conditions across downtown.

Chicago is heading into a hotter-than-usual summer, with experts predicting a 60% chance of above-normal temperatures and ...

Windy City Smokeout was evacuated due to severe weather on Thursday night, and another round of storms are on the way for Friday.

This week in Chicago is Severe Weather Preparedness Week. The time is now to start thinking about your emergency plan in case severe weather strikes the area. In the event of severe thunderstorms ...

Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why 2025 may be worse than normal.

The Chicago area could be in for multiple rounds of severe weather in coming days, with heavy rain, gusty winds and even tornadoes possible.

Chicagoans can expect to see more severe weather on Wednesday, with the weather for Monday into Tuesday night remaining calm.

Storm damage was reported across the Chicago area as a line of severe weather moved through Sunday. Meanwhile, high temperatures are hitting the mid-90s and are expected to stay that way this week.

Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Team tracked several tornado watches and warnings as storms moved through Chicagoland Friday evening.