Severe straight-line winds caused widespread damage in Belvidere, resulting in 51 storm-related calls for service, numerous rescues, and power outages, but no injuries were reported.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Rescue crews successfully found two hikers who went missing on Monte Sano on Saturday. According to Huntsville Fire and Rescue, crews had to go through a difficult route to ...

Police in Batavia, Illinois, are responding to reports of an armed suspect and possible hostage situation at an apartment on ...

A potentially armed individual fired shots at an apartment in Batavia, Illinois. Initial reports indicate that children may ...

Now, as Texas Republicans and California engage in a redistricting staredown, the question becomes whether either state will ...

An out-of-area man died when his car drove into the eastbound rest area of I-64 at the Goshen Road Rest Area in Jefferson ...

As of 4 p.m. Saturday, Chicago police said SWAT is on scene near Michigan Avenue and 11th Street in Chicago's South Loop.

A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death ...

Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette's 'Our Communities' section. He can be reached at [email protected].

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — A fire in a single-story Champaign home displaced one resident Saturday morning. It happened in the ...

Prosecutors say a man drove drunk and high while traveling at 124 mph, causing a fiery crash into a tree that killed his ...

A two-story home undergoing interior construction in Gibson City caught fire late Friday, sustaining an estimated $15,000 in damage, Gibson City Fire Chief Bruce Kallal said. Gibson City firefighters ...