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The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year and that nearly 390,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving.

On the evening of April 9th, 2015, an extremely violent and long-lived tornado tore through the communities near Rochelle and in Fairdale, leaving 2 dead and 11 injured.

Fourteen Illinois State Police Troopers have been been struck by vehicles thus far in 2019, way ahead of last year's total of eight.

All that snow and ice, followed by melting and rains, have made for a dangerous situation throughout our entire area.

After jumping into the frigid waist-deep waters on Sunday to save his dog, a Chicago man found himself desperately needing to be rescued.

Naperville fire and police rescued an 11-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice of a retention pond Sunday.

I've never talked to anyone who didn't love the taste of a deep-fried turkey. However, many people refuse to even try doing it for fear of burning their house down.

The Champaign News-Gazette reports that the Illinois State Police will work with local and federal agencies throughout the week.

It just got a little tougher to find a good "waste tire" in Rockford, now that 4,661.58 tons of them have been hauled away by the Illinois EPA.

In 46 states, you can celebrate America's birthday with lots of brightly-colored fireworks. Illinois is among 4 states that still severely restrict it.