Humid weather and storms will linger in west-central Illinois this weekend, making it harder to cool off outdoors.

The National Weather service around midday issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the area ahead of a round of potentially severe weather on Wednesday night.

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary’s of ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

Illinois soil and water conservation districts were allocated just $4.5 million for their operations in the budget year that ...

Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to Andy Taylor, the Science and ...

Experts say dry soil, strong winds and tilling practices are fueling Midwest dust storms as soil conservation funding in Illinois faces major cuts.

Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid recent high-profile dust storms Experts say the funding has been ‘deprioritized,’ even in more robust budget years ...

A historic dust storm hit Illinois last weekend. The haboob may have sent lead, pesticides and other worrying toxins into downtown Chicago skies (Eric Lenning/NWS Chicago) ...

So far 2025 is only trailing the Dust Bowl years of 1935 and 1936. Last Saturday’s storm started near Bloomington, Illinois, before traveling northeastward. It was the first such storm of this ...

High winds blew dust from central Illinois farms to Chicago on Friday, in what was the first dust storm the city had seen since the Dust Bowl in 1934. Some cars throughout the city were caked with ...