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Despite relatively mild weather from last December through this past March, nine winter storms impacted Illinois. This included a spring snowstorm on March 24th which produced record amounts of snow greater than 18 inches deep in...

35-year-old Aaron Bettenhausen is jailed in Will County on a $750,000 bond. He was arrested Wednesday after police searched his residence and found videos of child porn. A Will County State's Attorney press release states...

Watseka Police report the arrests of two men for the theft of a trailer. 37-year-old Raymond Cook and 29-year-old Andrew Tincher, both of Watseka, are accused of stealing a trailer from the 300-block of W. Victory Street in...

The Vermilion County Board will meet in special session Wednesday, November 20th. It's a 6 pm meeting. The date is a change from the original-scheduled meeting Thursday, November 21st. The meeting was called to act on the...

A state of disaster is being declared in seven Illinois counties devastated by a wave of tornadoes on Sunday. Governor Pat Quinn issued the declaration as the death toll continued to climb across his state. At least five people...

Reacting to Damage Caused by Severe Weather – Hard Hit Areas Hard to Reach Collinsville, IL (Nov. 17, 2013) – Ameren Illinois' Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at 11:30am this morning to provide restoration...

Emergency responders in Grundy County confirm they were involved in a search for any victims after a tornado hit the town of Coal City and nearby Diamond. The Emergency Management Agency office was urging the public to stay away...

CHICAGO (AP) — Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest Sunday, causing damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter and even prompting officials at...

Congresswoman Robin Kelly will have a challenger in next year's election. Eric Wallace announced in Kankakee Thursday evening that he'll be a Republican candidate the 2nd District in 2014. The district is heavily-Democrat, so...

Marijuana with an estimated street value of $420,000 was confiscated by authorities in Indiana (Thursday) during a traffic stop on I-65. Salvador Sesaydo (Suh-say-doe) is jailed in Jasper County. Sheriff's Police said Sesaydo is...