The annual pilgrimage of Illinois residents to neighboring states has kicked into high gear in anticipation of the ...

Northern Illinois communities are celebrating the 4th of July Independence Day weekend with fireworks displays, parades, and ...

Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could ...

IDOT is warning drivers to be aware of pavement failures on roads due to extremely high temperatures and increasing humidity, ...

Ray Kresek has been struck by lightning three times. He’s watched colleagues die in fires. He saw a plane knock down a fire with dish soap. And he was among responders who pulled the bodies of 44 Air ...

The State Department says consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the ...

Update: 1 p.m. 6/16/25 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Fire Department has shared more information about a fire that broke out at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Sunday evening. Fire ...

SPRINGFIELD -- A fire on June 15 fully engulfed an historic horse barn on the grounds of the Illinois State Fairgrounds. All 14 horses, used in harness racing, were taken out safely and put into a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Fire crews responded to a structure fire at the Illinois State Fairgrounds around 6 p.m. on Sunday. According to the fire chief, Horse Barn . Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:53:37 GMT ...

Wildfires are forecast to continue and expand through the summer in Western Canada and parts of the country’s north.

Oswego gas main fire burns for hours before gas is shut off 00:19. Raging flames from a broken gas main lit up a street in southwest suburban Oswego, Illinois for about eight hours on Friday.