Kirk, Durbin statement on flooding

U.S. Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin received updates on the potentially record flooding and severe weather occurring in Illinois Thursday. Read More

Gov. Quinn declares state of emergency

Governor Pat Quinn declared a state of emergency Thursday, as state agencies prepared to provide assistance to the northern half of Illinois, which is dealig with severe river and flash flooding. Read More

Gov. Quinn briefed at State Emergency Operations Center

Gov. Pat Quinn has activated the State Incident Response Center to assess flooding and severe weather in several areas of the state and expedite assistance that may be needed by local officials. Read More

President speaks at interfaith service in Boston

Story by 89 WLS Web Writer Kim RasmussenPresident Barack Obama spoke at an interfaith service in Boston on Thursday. In his speech, he honored the bombing victims, embraced the city of Boston an... Read More

State unemployment rate unchanged from February

Illinois' unemployment rate did not change from February to March, remaining at 9.5 percent, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinoi Read More

Pharmacist indicted for drug smuggling, trafficking

A suspended Chicago pharmacist has been indicted for obtaining counterfeit Viagra and Cialis from China and dispensing the medications at a north side pharmacy. Read More

Storm leaves 24,000 ComEd customers without power

Thursday's spring storm, which brought lightning strikes, high winds, heavy rain and flooding, has left about 24,000 ComEd customers throughout the Chicago metropolitan area without power. Read More

How is the controversial deep tunnel system performing?

Over at the metropolitan water reclamation district, Ed Staudacher, the supervising civil engineer, says the deep tunnel system is at a remarkable status. Read More

Brookfield Zoo closed for only third time ever

With no ark available, Brookfield Zoo was closed on Thursday for only the third time in its history. Read More

Heavy rain, flooding make for a miserable morning

Torrential rains pounded the city and the suburbs overnight, flooding streets and underpasses and turning expressways into parking lots — turning the morning commute, not to mention morning forays int Read More