According to the National Weather Service, the last time a dust storm affected Chicago was on May 31, 1985. Newspaper accounts noted the visibility in downtown Chicago got down to four miles.

Missouri and parts of Illinois brace for a week of storms, with potential severe weather and heavy rain starting tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are expected for parts of the area this afternoon and evening. We've issued a Weather Impact Alert Day.

Following a period of severe weather that included a number of reports of tornadoes and other damage across the WSIL viewing ...

The sudden and intense dust storm that swept across central Illinois on Friday caused low visibility and dangerous driving ...

The severe weather across Chicago led to area-wide tornado watches, a ground stop at O'Hare and delayed the Beyoncé concert at Soldier Field.

At least seven people are dead in Missouri after strong supercell storms that spurred tornado warnings slammed into St. Louis ...

After a week of summer-like heat and severe storms, cooler air arrives in Metro East with reduced thunderstorm risk and mild temps through early June.

Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why 2025 may be worse than normal.