The Steger Fire Department was called out at 5:30 p.m. and found large portions of the roof had blown onto adjacent railroad ...

Caroline M. Pfeifer nee Roesner, age 102, of Beecher, Illinois, formerly of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 6, 2025. Loving mother of Roger (Candy) Pfeifer, Carol (Tom ...

Mariah Ivy, of Steger, Illinois, died one day after jumping out of a third-floor window in the 8000 block of South Manistee Avenue in Chicago.

An intense line of thunderstorms moves into Chicago after 1 p.m. The threat of severe weather has increased across Chicago, with the risk of damaging wind, hail, and multiple tornadoes. The threat of ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed the presence of six tornadoes throughout the south suburbs and parts of Indiana.

As of 9 p.m., at least 2,457 ComEd customers were without power in northern Illinois, ComEd said. The most affected areas were Steger and Elgin. As of 7:30 p.m., at least 14,702 NIPSCO customers ...

WGN-TV viewers shared photos after a round of severe storms brought strong winds, heavy rain and hail to Chicagoland on Wednesday afternoon and evening. For nearly two hours, a series of ...

NWS storm teams Thursday were also surveying parts of Highland, Indiana; Lynwood, Steger and Crete in Illinois; and parts of Will and Cook Counties to gather more information on Wednesday's multiple ...

In Gary, Ind., McCullough Academy, an elementary school, sustained significant damage, including parts of the roof that were blown off: Back in Illinois, Steger — located in Cook and Will ...