While spring officially started at 4:01 a.m. Thursday in the Chicago area, winter isn't giving up without a fight.

The final day of astronomical winter in the Chicago area will see severe weather chances, while the first day of spring has ...

A tornado was spotted in Minier, Illinois, on Wednesday as a powerful storm system makes its way toward the Chicago area.

In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago was warmer than average during ...

The first day of spring is off to a snowy start in the Chicago area on Thursday after severe weather on Wednesday night. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. as snow continues to fall.

A band of severe weather brought tornado warnings to the Chicago area and parts of northern Illinois on Wednesday, downing ...

Snow and slush descended on Chicago overnight, marking an unusual start to the first day of astronomical spring.

according to the National Weather Service. It’s the only 21st-century winter season in Chicago to break into the top 10 years of low snowfall. Southern Illinois and parts of Missouri saw above ...

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center warned Monday of a major storm system in the central U.S. that could bring “high winds, blizzard conditions, severe weather, and a concern for some ...

A storm is expected in the Chicago area Friday night, although temperatures are expected to reach the 70s during the day.

Then temperatures dropped below freezing for days this winter, and snow blanketed part of the state. To Ries, 29, an Ohio native now in Tampa, the extreme weather — including the bitter cold ...