A large dust storm swept through Illinois Friday, sparking the first-ever dust storm warning for Chicago as it led to ...

Now that the dust has settled, many are wondering just how and why such an out-of-the-ordinary weather phenomenon happened.

A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly ...

Startling images and videos captured a wild scene in parts of Illinois where massive dust clouds could be seen as warnings ...

A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with ...

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

Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois on Friday as a rare dust storm shrouded the skies.

According to the National Weather Service, the last time a dust storm affected Chicago was on May 31, 1985. Newspaper accounts noted the visibility in downtown Chicago got down to four miles.

A dust storm hit Normal, Illinois, causing the NWS to issue a warning for McLean County. Powerful winds reached 60 mph, ...

Friday was the first time the city had seen a dust storm since May 10, 1934, which was during the first wave of the Dust Bowl ...

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