Recent dust storms in Illinois have raised the question of the cause of these events. In the last few years, these dust events have caused fatal accidents among traveling motorists.

Motorists in parts of central Illinois could encounter blowing dust as farmers prep their fields and gusty winds hammer the region.

The National Weather Service predicts severe weather in central Illinois and possibly Chicago early this week, with a chance ...

How many deaths occur from dust storms in Illinois? According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an ...

Earth isn't as extreme as the sci-fi desert planet Arrakis, of Dune fame. But it still hosts some colossal dust storms. On April 19, two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather ...

It might be spring, but signs of summer have been showing up in central Illinois. It felt just like June on Wednesday and Thursday as highs soared to 80 or above across much of the region.

Additional heavy rain is expected across the Plains this week. With streams already swollen and the ground saturated, that ...