The NWS has a flood warning on the Kankakee River. Ice jams are causing the potential for flooding.
The County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Chad Gessner said river-watchers are keeping a close eye on the waterways. He...
Schools are closed and businesses are altering schedules due to the extreme weather today. Snow, freezing rain and sleet is making roads treacherous. Motorists bare advised to stay off the roads if possible. Snowplows are doing...
...Light Snow Continues Into This Evening... Light snow has spread across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana this afternoon, and will last a few hours, gradually ending from northwest to southeast during the evening.
While...
Forecasters say this bitter cold won’t be going away anytime soon. At the NWS, meteorology experts add, it’ll be even colder next week.
Bitterly cold wind-chills are settling in today (Friday) and we need to avoid long stays in...
The extreme cold has municipal officials asking local residents to prevent water lines from freezing up by allowing taps to stream. The City of Watseka and ERH Enterprises recommends customers to let a stream of water the size of...
Public health officials in central Illinois have confirmed a case of the measles.
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District confirmed Thursday afternoon that a resident has been put in isolation after being diagnosed with the...
Two East Central Illinois men from Ford County who admitted their roles in firebombing an Islamic mosque in Minnesota, and trying to firebomb a women's health clinic in Champaign are facing lengthy prison terms.
No sentencing...
A house under renovations sustained damage in Kankakee Thursday afternoon. Kankakee Fire alerted to Rosewood and Station Streets about 3:15. Fire Chief Damon Schuldt said it was an attic fire that appeared to be accidental. No...
The extreme cold has municipal officials asking local residents to prevent water lines from freezing up by allowing taps to stream. The City of Watseka and ERH Enterprises recommends customers to let a stream of water the size of...
Dangerously cold weather is set to hit Illiana tonight. The National Weather Service says frigid temps are expected, with wind chills as low as 30 below in some areas. A wind chill advisory goes into effect at 6 pm and lasts...
