The Lift NOW emergency shelter was assembled last week — just in time for last weekend's dangerously cold temperatures.

The number of copper thefts in the Quad Cities has skyrocketed over the past few years, impacting everything from farms to ...

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...

A 41-year-old Davenport man was sentenced to prison after he was convicted of an incident involving a knife in a Davenport hotel, court records show. Kyle Floyd (Scott County Jail) Kyle Floyd, ...

A jury convicted an Illinois man Wednesday of setting the Lake County Jail lobby on fire on June 5, 2023. Terrance Craig, 42, of Ford Heights, was charged with two counts of arson and one count of ...

The percentage refers to how much of the fire’s perimeter has barriers to keep it from advancing. Control lines do not have to be connected, so a fire may be partially contained in different areas.

As California deals with devastating wildfires, a new study shows how their impacts can be seen right here in Illinois. The fires are burning thousands of acres on the West Coast—something that ...

A actress known for guest-starring on Dexter has divorced her husband of 17 years, according to a report. Courtney Ford filed paperwork for her split from Superman Returns star Brandon Routh on ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

When the Palisades Fire exploded, people rushed to their cars to evacuate, but found the roads clogged with traffic. As the flames approached, police officers told drivers to flee on foot. The ...

Hydrants ran dry overnight Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, California, because of the enormous demand for water to battle the destructive wildfire there and low water pressure. That wildfire and others ...

Because much of the U.S. is expected to get hotter and drier with climate change, wildfire risk is generally expected to rise. At the same time, as the population in the United States rises and ...