A corridor stretching from eastern Iowa through southern Wisconsin into northern Illinois has become the most active tornado ...

The state of Illinois has seen 178 tornadoes reported so far in 2026, more than three times the number seen in an average ...

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Governor JB Pritzker has issued a state disaster proclamation in response to months of severe weather and flooding that battered communities across Illinois, including Jefferson County, which was stru ...

Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation to provide state relief to support those impacted by severe weather and ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. — The National Weather Service reports that its damage survey team has confirmed a tornado rated EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale following severe storms in southern Illinois.

When there’s a dangerous tornado about to rip through your home, you should make sure you’re taking cover. What you shouldn’t do is stand still and film it all. A young man named Trevor Kreke was ...

Illinois has seen a record number of tornadoes just six months into the year after a series of spring and summer storms ...

Illinois breaks its own tornado record with months left to go in severe weather season To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app.

It's been an active weather season for the first half of 2026, where Illinois has already broken a 100-year-old record.

Two women died in the Jefferson County, Illinois, tornado. One neighbor who survived said he tried to help one of the women during the storm.