The Newton County Sheriff’s Department held a swearing-in ceremony for members of its reserve division on Friday, Dec. 19.

Meteorologists are expecting 45 to 55 mph winds overnight into Monday in the Chicago area. Temps could also drop overnight ...

From the passing of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to county historian Jack Klasey, the Kankakee County community ...

Severe weather is moving through Central Illinois, and with it comes a stream of updates and photos/videos from viewers.

A Tornado Watch was issued in most of central Illinois and some parts of Indiana on Sunday. The National Weather Service said ...

Some Chicago area hospitals are at risk of significant flooding both in and around the buildings, according to new KFF Health News/Fathom models.

RENSSELAER — Eight members of the Jasper County Plan Commission voted down NIPSCO’s request to rezone five parcels of land from Agriculture to Industrial 2 near its Schahfer plant in Wheatfield as a ...

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The heavily Republican-led Indiana Senate on Thursday rejected a mid-decade redistricting plan aimed at giving the state two additional GOP U.S. House members in a sharp rebuke to President Donald ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WMBD) — Gov. JB Pritzker said Illinois lawmakers are “ready to respond if necessary,” if Indiana’s state legislature pass a proposed map that would remove two Democratic House seats. It ...

Nick Africano, Kankakee County’s treasurer and chairman of the county’s Republican Party, was issued a notice to appear for an alleged disorderly conduct following a traffic incident that occurred ...