Governor activates flood emergency response

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

WATCH: Flooding strands residents in Lisle

Flooded streets have stranded residents in Lisle, IL. Read More

State of emergency in west, northwest suburbs

Town officials in at least five west and northwest suburbs have declared various states of emergency or disaster Thursday morning, urging residents not to travel and others not to venture in because o Read More

Emanuel on failure of background checks

Failure to approve background checks in the U.S. Senate certainly disappointed Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Read More

Heavy rain, flooding shut down expressways, delay Metra, CTA

Torrential rains pounded the city and the suburbs overnight, flooding underpasses and turning expressways into parking lots - just in time for what is turning out to be a miserable commute for many. Read More

House approves medical marijuana

Down in Springfield, the Illinois House has approved medical marijuana and sent the issue to the State Senate. Read More

Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reacts to severe weather

The Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) released a statement Thursday saying it had activated its Incident Command Center Wednesday and has deployed staff to i Read More

Sinkhole swallows three vehicles, injures one

A large sinkhole swallowed three vehicles Thursday in the South Deering neighborhood on the South Side. Read More

Roads closed, flights cancelled after deluge drenches Chicago region overnight

The Chicago region was pounded by rain overnight, with as much as one inch of per hour falling across the area, delaying trains, flooding underpasses and turning the expressways into parking lots in t Read More

Sen. Kirk meets with Newtown families

Senator Kirk met with the families of Sandy Hook victims on Wednesday. Kirk said he wanted to hear their stories first-hand and learn about the victims, like he did with the family of Hadiya Pendleton Read More