Flooding

The Illinois River is expected to hit major flood stage in Peoria by Friday morning. Cities aren't waiting until then to start preparing.Sandbagging…

Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties are among 34 included in a second disaster proclamation issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.The governor issued the…

FREEPORT - Rising waters along the Pecatonica and Rock rivers have flooded some homes in northern Illinois cities like Freeport, Rockford and Machesney…

The state of Illinois is asking the federal government to help residents in three counties who are recovering from flooding during February.Gov. Bruce…

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

McDonald's Corp. has announced it will demolish a suburban Chicago museum that's a replica of Ray Kroc's first restaurant.Kroc is considered by the…

A Chicago suburb is offering 10 free houses to people in Texas who have lost their homes to Harvey.Harvey, Illinois, spokesman Sean Howard says that…

Gov. Bruce Rauner is seeking federal help for people in four northern Illinois counties affected by flooding and severe storms this summer. Rauner's…

Experts say heavy rain and flooding affected northern Illinois in July while the central and southern parts of the state saw dry weather that caused crop…

Flood levels along two northern Illinois rivers looked to be falling after flooding this week but another round of rain has them rising again.National…