A dangerous round of severe weather took aim at the Chicago area on Thursday, with storms capable of producing 70+ mph wind ...

The powerful storms also led to ground stops at O'Hare and Midway, and may have even played a role in a gas station explosion ...

A transformer failure on Chicago's Northwest Side caused several thousand residents to lose power overnight as temperatures ...

Afternoon thunderstorms moving through the area gave a brief reprieve from the extreme heat that had plagued the city since ...

After a day of hot and humid weather, residents on the city’s Northwest Side faced a sweltering night after a power outage ...

As residents of Chicago's Northwest Side recovered from the sweltering heat, a round of storms Thursday caused a ground stop at O'Hare and Midway airports.

The Chicago area is bracing for a second day of dangerous high temperatures Thursday, with heat index values over 100 ...

More than 500 ComEd customers in the Lake Bluff area faced a power outage Wednesday afternoon after the driver of a dump truck knocked down several live utility lines on Route 176, authorities ...

Power outages hit Belmont Cragin last night as extreme heat and heavy electricity use strained the grid. Residents endured hours without air conditioning, with some escaping to cooler basements or ...

An explosion leveled a gas station in Berwyn Thursday afternoon after two main gas lines ignited while crews responded to ...

A line of severe thunderstorms raced through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, downing trees, causing power outages, and forcing ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports.

From farmers' markets to power outages, dangerous heat is now on its second day, and Chicagoans' fight to stay cool continues ...