A tornado warning indicates that a tornado is either occurring or is imminent. The severity of the thunderstorm detected over Mokena, which is currently moving northeast at 45 miles per hour, has ...

On March 18, 1925, the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana, resulting in some 700 deaths. The tornado is considered the largest, longest, ...

Tuesday will mark a somber anniversary, as it will be 100 years since the deadliest US tornado ever ripped through Missouri, ...

The Frankfort High boys’ put up quite a fight but couldn’t escape defeat, falling in a 54-44 overtime thriller to ...

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay ...

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (WSIL) -- School administration said there was a hold or soft lockdown on Monday after an initial report of someone walking down the street while carrying a long gun.

From among the court records available, Illinois Senator Michael E. Hastings has filed a civil case, in his private capacity, for discovery or to depose in Will County naming the City of Frankfort, ...

A local father was jailed Tuesday night following an alleged fistfight with his juvenile son. Frankfort police responded to an assault on Hawthorne Drive at 4 p.m. The teenage victim reportedly ...

A mudslide at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort caused a cargo container and a temporary office to fall into the Kentucky River. The incident occurred early Monday morning and no injuries were ...

After allowing Wisconsin and Duke to go a combined 22-for-47 (46.8 percent) from deep, Illinois needs to make a few adjustments to prevent the well-balanced Hawkeyes (five players who knock down ...