Severe weather is expected over the next 24 hours for Chicago with gusty wind, thunderstorms, and snow, and a tornado watch has been issued for a large swath of counties in Illinois.A Tornado Watch is ...

As of 6:20 p.m., at least 2,996 customers were without power in the Chicago area, ComEd said. The most affected areas were Steger and Elgin. Tornado sirens could be heard in New Lenox as the first ...

The town of Highland in Northwest Indiana was still cleaning up Monday from the damage wrought by a tornado ... Chicago that residents alerted emergency management that they heard faint siren ...

The state uses a single alert siren to signify an emergency alert, such as a severe storm or tornado warning. An audio sample of this siren is available on the Illinois Emergency Management Agency ...

Tornado alert terminology explained by the National Weather Service. An audio sample of this siren is available on the Illinois Emergency Management Agency website, along with a sample of the ...