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A group of Rockton-area residents are asking us to send them our pics of the Chemtool fire, and the debris left behind, to help them create a new mapping project.

And the parents have the x-ray to prove it.

It was another afternoon and evening of severe weather across Northern Illinois and into the Chicago area. According to the National Weather Service: An isolated severe storm developed early in the afternoon near Kane County and moved east, producing numerous reports of hail greater than 1" in diameter ... Read More ...

One hundred years ago today, on July 24, 1915, the Eastland passenger ship listed to its side in the Chicago River between LaSalle Drive and Clark Street. More than 840 people died in the disaster. That's a higher number than the fatalities in the Titanic sinking...

Officials say at least one tornado swept through western Illinois Thursday night, causing extensive damage in the town of Cameron. You can see the twister above in footage from storm chasers. Cameron is located near Monmouth and has a population of about 600 people...

Following preliminary surveys from across Northern Illinois, the National Weather Service has confirmed 9 tornadoes touched down as part of Monday's severe storms. Here's a map of the areas impacted: Officials say the strongest tornado and heaviest damage was found in Coal City and Braidwood, caused by a high end EF-3 with maximum estimated wind speeds up to 160 mph...

More severe weather rolled through northern Illinois on Monday night, with at least five tornadoes reported across the state.

You think the cold is bad? How would you like to be in Buffalo, where up to seven feet of lake-effect snow has come down in just about a day: Almost 76 inches of snow fell in the suburbs in southern Buffalo, according to The National Weather Service...

Perhaps you've seen the show "Extreme Yachts" on the Travel Channel. I've seen a few episodes after sadly losing control of the remote to my wife. At least it's a break from "Love It or List It". In a similar vein, Yahoo Travel's Melinda Crow (via MentalFloss) asked two RV dealers in Alvarado, Texas (just south of Fort Worth), to show her their best models: We looked at motor h