The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest killed at least 11 people, collapsed the roof of a packed theater during a heavy metal concert in Illinois, and left small towns and big cities throughout the region bewildered Saturday by the damage. Possibly dozens of tornadoes touched down…

The powerful storm system spread destruction in several states. In Illinois, one person died and 28 were hurt after a theater roof caved in during a concert.

Iris Howard, who was hoping for a "fun night", says she was left "traumatised" after being "an inch from being killed", when the roof of the Apollo Theatre in Illinois collapsed while a supporting Death Metal band was playing during a Morbid Angel concert last night

Several large and destructive tornadoes tore through multiple states on Friday, prompting several tornado emergencies 

The tornado struck the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois - multiple injuries reported after a "mass casualty collapse"

Collapse occurred at the Apollo Theatre during a heavy metal concert

Washington (AFP) - A "catastrophic" tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further north caused the roof of an Illinois theater to collapse, leaving one dead and 28 injured, authorities said.

CHICAGO — An Illinois appeals court on Friday overturned the convictions of a man who was serving an 84-year sentence in the 2013 shooting death of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honors student and a majorette who had performed at then-President Barack Obama’s second inauguration days before she was killed.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has been trying to force the Census Bureau to retool its population estimates because they have been so awfully inaccurate going back years and years.