Jul. 26—Severe weather damage struck close to home for thousands of Illinois residents recently as a powerful derecho tore through the state. Thunderstorms, which developed over northern Iowa July 15 ...

ST. LOUIS — A thunderstorm complex known as a derecho moved across Missouri and Illinois during the day Thursday. A derecho, pronounced similar to deh-REY-cho, is defined by the National Weather ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Clean-up underway in several places across central Illinois after powerful storms raced across the state. ComEd crews are gearing up to head downstate to respond to Thursday night's ...

National Weather Service surveyors said they determined a total of 15 tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois and northern Indiana, with 13 of those in the ABC7 viewing area. The derecho also ...