Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced over $1.3 million in grants to school libraries ...

By John Jurgens Click here for updates on this story BELVIDERE, Illinois (WREX) — April 21, 1967 is a day many who lived in the Belvidere area remember all too well when a violent F-4 tornado carved a ...

BELVIDERE, Illinois (WREX) — April 21, 1967 is a day many who lived in the Belvidere area remember all too well when a violent F-4 tornado carved a destructive path through the City of Murals.

A 57-year-old Capron man was pronounced dead after colliding with a tree on Russelville Road , and the crash is currently ...

The Belvidere tornado was not the only storm to cause damage in northern Illinois. An F-4 tornado struck Lake Zurich in Lake County, killing one person and injuring 100. Another significant ...

Two of the three F4 twisters hit Chicagoland and the combined death toll was in the dozens. Three inches of snow followed the ...

The Boone County Emergency Management Agency says the event will include search dogs, drones, ATVs and ground searchers.

Donald "Duck" Ray Hawkins, 77, of Belvidere, IL, went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2025. Don's visitation will be Tuesday, April 29th between the hours of 11-1pm at Anderson Funeral Home.

Stellantis, which idled its Windsor, Ontario assembly plant for two weeks earlier this month, has now resumed production with ...