An 8-month-old child, A'Maya R. Johnson, died in a house fire in Chillicothe. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Illinois State Fire Marshal. A GoFundMe page has raised over ...

Illinois drivers can now cruise over brand-new Illinois 2 bridges in Rockton, with the state finishing work on a $25.3 million bridge replacement funded under Rebuild Illinois. The Illinois Department ...

SPRING GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- At least one woman is dead and another woman was injured after a house fire Friday in the far north suburbs. Fire crews were called just before noon to a home on the 38300 ...

Six cars were damaged or destroyed early Tuesday in a fire in the south Chicago suburb of Alsip. The fire broke out before 2 a.m. in the 12400 block of South Keeler Avenue. Google Street View shows ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Fire officials across Illinois are urging families to keep safety at the front of their minds as people move further into the holiday season. Fire officials warn that ...

City of Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams appointed Tal Prendergast, a 17-year veteran of the Urbana Fire Department, to the position of interim fire chief Monday night. Prendergast will serve in the ...

ALL RIGHT. SHOULD BE A BIG ADDITION THERE, TODD. THANK YOU. THE SEARCH FOR DES MOINES NEXT FIRE CHIEF HAS BEEN NARROWED DOWN TO FOUR FINALISTS. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THAT THEY’RE INTERVIEWING THEM THIS ...

A fresh clash over public safety erupted this week as federal immigration officials accused Illinois authorities of repeatedly releasing dangerous criminal offenders who are in the country illegally — ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) - Several fire departments battled a massive commercial building fire in Mattoon Wednesday, according to the Mattoon fire chief. Chief Jeff Hilligoss said his department first ...

NORMAL — The Town of Normal and its firefighters’ union are at odds over whether replacing the fire station on College Avenue with one farther east will improve or hinder ambulance and fire coverage ...