A tornado touched down along Cableline Road three or four miles north of Watseka between 6 and 6:15 tonight, destroying a family’s garage but leaving the house intact and everyone uninjured.
CHICAGO (AP) — A light snowfall across the Chicago area and a massive East Coast winter storm are creating some problems for travelers, including U.S. Sen. Roland Burris. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — Airlines preparing for blizzard-like conditions have canceled more than 300 flights from Chicago’s two airports.
Meteorologists warn arctic air hitting northern Illinois Monday night and Tuesday morning is bringing between 1 to 3 inches of snow. (more…)
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from midnight tonight to 12 PM Tuesday.
The National Weather Service in Chicago has also issued a blizzard watch, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night. (more…)
The National Weather Service has issued that the wind chill advisory remains in effect until noon today. The winter storm watch is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. (more…)
The Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative (EIEC) is still experiencing major power outages in eastern-Illinois, due to high winds. The following communities will be without service for at least another day: Ashkum, Chebanse, Clifton, Cullom and Piper City.
The Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative released this statement in response to several thousand accounts being without electricity: (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — Heavily bundled Illinoisans shuffled quickly from place to place Sunday in a bid to spend as little time as possible outside in bone-chilling, subzero cold that descended on the state. (more…)
Wind chill advisory remains in effect until 12 PM on Monday, and the winter weather advisory remains in effect until 6 PM this afternoon. (more…)
CHICAGO (AP) — The major winter storm hitting northern Illinois is snarling traffic and cutting power to thousands of households. (more…)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Some school districts are sending students home early as Illinois braces for a storm that promises heavy snow and, in some places, a thick layer of ice. (more…)
