May 16th, 2025 continues to be an interesting weather day and is keeping meteorologists like me on their toes. Earlier in the ...

A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly blanketed the region.

A large dust storm swept through Illinois Friday, sparking the first-ever dust storm warning for Chicago as it led to numerous crashes and travel warnings across the state. So how exactly did it ...

In mid-May, a giant wall of dust paraded across parts of the U.S. Midwest, and, thanks to the National Oceanic and ...

Chicago’s first dust storm in over 90 years was likely toxic and full of farm chemicals - The historic event may have carried lead, pesticides and other metals ...

Weather officials issued a dust storm warning for the Chicago area, central Illinois and Northwest Indiana that was lifted at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Residents were told to seek shelter and avoid roads ...

A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with respiratory illnesses at risk, weather officials warned Friday evening. Zachary ...

A new report from the National Weather Service concluded that a combination of drier soil, recent agricultural tilling, and ...

Dr. Alan Black from SIUE notes that while dust storms are rare in Illinois, they can pose a severe weather hazard for drivers ...

The dust storm caused many Illinois farmers to face not only damaged or destroyed crops but having to reapply fertilizer and ...