Weather

The National Weather Service in Lincoln opened its doors to the public on Saturday for the first time in 19 years, and wants to be more accessible in the future.

The Bloomington city manager said a long public forum on data centers this week was just the early part of the discussion about data center policy.

Town of Normal crews have collected over 10,700 cubic yards of brush and debris over the past week. That's 580 truckloads.

The president of OSF St. Joseph estimated the hospital incurred at least $17 million worth of damage connected to last Thursday's microburst and heavy rain.

The five National Weather Service bureaus covering the state have issued more than 1,300 thunderstorm and tornado warnings as of August.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen has been tabbed to lead a new legislative panel on weather preparedness.

An air quality alert is in effect Monday for a second straight day in Bloomington-Normal and most of Illinois, as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts into the U.S. The air quality locally was deemed Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.

The proclamation must be approved at the federal level before McLean County will have an opportunity to receive aid.

The National Weather Service is preparing for the possibility of two rounds of severe storms on Wednesday, less than one week after nine confirmed tornadoes tore through the region.

The National Weather Service has preliminary confirmation of nine tornadoes in Central Illinois on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.