Chicago is experiencing unseasonably mild temperatures, with a 10.7-degree Fahrenheit deviation from the five-year historical average for January 29, 2025. While residents may welcome the warmer weather, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns that these conditions could lead to ice jam flooding as river ice thaws and breaks apart.

ILLINOIS - A nuclear power plant is helping to reduce the chance of flooding along the Kankakee River. The Will County Emergency Management Agency is working with constellation energy to open one of three warm water pipes from the Dresden Generating Station in Morris.

The combination of strong winds, dry conditions, and warm temperatures increases the risk of wildfires, particularly in grassy or wooded areas.

As President Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration continues in its first week, the debate between federal enforcement and local laws and policies is hitting a boiling point, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.

Arctic cold gripped the entire Chicago area Tuesday morning, with "feels-like" temperatures near -30 degrees as extreme cold warnings and cold advisories swept across the region.

As an extreme cold warning with wind chills of -30 degrees descend across the Chicago area, more than 100 schools, colleges, daycares and even some businesses and local governments have announced closures Tuesday due to the dangerous cold.

The House Oversight Committee chair sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling on him to testify about sanctuary city policies.

According to Chicago Public Schools 2024-25 calendar ... In DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee Counties in Illinois and across parts of Northwest Indiana, a cold weather advisory was in effect until 2 p.m., the NWS said.

Matt Mullady earned his Hall of Fame credentials and is the son part of the first father-and-son to be inducted into the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame.