Several Illinois counties are under a tornado watch as a storm moves northward through the state.

The Peoria area is under a tornado watch until about 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Ryan Knutsvig of the National Weather Service in Lincoln said there is a line of ...

The tornado tore the porch and part of the roof off a residence on the city’s southeast edge. No one was injured. The EF2 tornado, which is considered significant, produced 120 miles-per-hour winds.

For Peoria, that means thunderstorms will pass through from approximately 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Barnes said. A tornado watch is in effect until 9 p.m. for central Illinois. As the storm increases in ...

Widespread damage was also reported all around the Chicago area. Northwest Indiana was hit particularly hard. A tornado is suspected to have been to blame for some of the damage in Gary ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a Tornado Watch for the southwest suburbs ... Northwest Indiana one of the hardest hit areas by storm damage Wednesday. "It appears something did come down this main ...

causing extensive damage. The aforementioned McCullough Academy, a public school located at 3757 W. 21st Ave., was a mess after that tornado sheared off part of its roof. The gymnasium and several ...

“We expect the National Weather Service will be in O’Fallon later Saturday or Sunday to confirm whether it was a tornado that touched down, or if the damage was from the wind gusts.