El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires By Seth Borenstein June 11, 2026 at 1:12 p.m. El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is...
Two tornadoes confirmed in Illinois with reports of another in Merrillville By Tess Kenny June 12, 2026 at 7:32 a.m. National Weather Service officials confirmed Thursday evening that two tornadoes had torn through parts of...
Storms knock out power in Chicago area and disrupt flights By William Lee June 11, 2026 at 7:33 a.m. Damaging storms swept through the Midwest, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers...
Chicago weather forecast: As hot conditions continue, severe weather expected Thursday By Deanese Williams-Harris June 9, 2026 at 2:53 p.m. Weather officials are expecting temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s leading up to...
Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and brings flooding threat By Associated Press June 8, 2026 at 8:34 a.m. Tropical Storm Boris formed Monday and was expected to bring heavy rain, flooding and possible...
Northern lights may be visible Thursday into Friday from Illinois By Belleville News-Democrat June 4, 2026 at 5:56 p.m. “Strong auroras can be seen even in big cities, but the best views will be...
Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal By Associated Press May 30, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. A double boom shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon.
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says. By Seth Borenstein May 28, 2026 at 9:09 a.m. In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again...
Today in History: Tornado strikes St. Louis and East St. Louis By Associated Press May 27, 2026 at 3:30 a.m. On May 27, 1896, 255 people were killed when a devastating F4 tornado struck St....
Chicago under air quality alert through Wednesday night By Tess Kenny May 26, 2026 at 4:54 p.m. The Chicago area is under an air quality alert until Wednesday night, weather officials have...