FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says disaster aid will continue for Illinois counties slammed by a derecho back in July, even as the South faces a one-two punch from major hurricanes and the White House asks Congress to replenish relief funding.

It's been one month since an EF-3 tornado cut an 18-mile path through Fulton County. It scattered debris, felled power lines and grain bins, and swept directly through the small village of Bryant.

With no discussion, the Peoria City Council recently approved spending more than $47,000 to buy the city's firefighters and police officers some…

The Peoria Fire Department may receive body armor in the wake of recent mass shootings. The Peoria City Council will vote next Tuesday on the purchase 20…

Next week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will assess flood damage in three Illinois counties. Severe weather struck Iroquois, Kankakee and…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has chosen a retired U.S. Navy Reserves captain and deputy director of the Illinois Department of Emergency…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A study of hazardous materials shipped by train and truck through a three-county area in central Illinois is expected to begin…

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk says he is still hopeful about passing the measure to change the federal funding formula used after a disaster. Kirk made his…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's appeal for federal assistance to help local governments recover from flooding and storms in…

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he'll appeal an Obama administration decision last month, denying the state millions in federal disaster assistance.…