Plants can't retreat to inside, and during times of extreme cold, like this recent cold snap, we may find ourselves wondering ...

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2. But celebrating the midpoint between the shortest and darkest day of the year ...

There was a risk of flooding Friday across the Chicago area amid heavy rain mixing with frozen soil and rivers, officials ...

Wintertime in Illinois might be a bit of a frigid time of year, but don't let that fool you - it's a winter wonderland, nothing less.

A flash flood warning for most of the Chicago area was issued Friday afternoon as an unusually rainy January day creates a flooding risk in part due to frozen soil.

Heavy rain and dense fog in the Chicago area today may cause flooding due to frozen ground, but conditions will improve by evening, with a mild and warmer weekend ahead.

During the morning hours, the Federal Aviation Administration warned that ground stops at both O'Hare and Midway ...

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

After record breaking warmth on Thursday, two weather systems bring small chances of precipitation to parts of the area. Find out if you will be impacted.

While Groundhog Day remains a fun tradition, meteorologists rely on data and computer models for more accurate forecasts.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? ...

City agreement with Northern Illinois Gas Company In other City news, approximately every 50 years – yes, 50 years – Freeport ...