Witnesses said there were a series of explosions that took place in succession over about 10 minutes. Jermont Terry reports.

The Bloomington-based insurer says losses from weather disasters in Illinois have exceeded reserves in 13 of the last 15 ...

More than two hours after the explosion, firefighters were still on the scene as a column of flames spewed from the BP ...

The 16-year-old Eagle Scout just received a national service award and scholarship for raising $35,000 and then distributing ...

The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the ...

Illinois homeowners face an average 27% premium spike as State Farm cites severe weather and rising costs. Governor Pritzker ...

Homeowner insurances rates in Illinois will increase by 27.2% on average, State Farm Corporate Communications told the SJ-R ...

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

A small earthquake centered north of Eureka Way shook the Redding and Anderson area Friday morning.

Two slow-motion earthquakes took several weeks to travel 20 miles along the fault. Each happened in places where geologic fluid pressures were higher.

Chicago Tribune editorial warns of Illinois' aging population, citing outmigration of young adults and declining birth rates as threats to the state's economic future.