WFAV News Updates
NWS says five tornadoes hit northern Illinois Tuesday
The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes hit northern Illinois earlier this week. The Weather service says that includes one EF-0 tornado, three EF-1 tornadoes and one EF-2. One of the EF-1 tornadoes hit Wilmington with peak winds of about 90 miles a hour, while the EF-2 ran in a line from Monee to St....
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Testimony continues in Harris murder trial
Testimony continues today in the murder trial of Xandria Harris. Harris is on trial for her part in the December 29th, 2021 shooting death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and wounding of her partner Officer Tyler Bailey. During Wednesday afternoon's session, prosecutors called Illinois State Police Special...
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IL player hits $1b Powerball jackpot
A winning ticket in Wednesday's night's billion-dollar Powerball drawing was sold in Illinois. The massive jackpot has a cash value of more than 450-million dollars. It's the largest Powerball prize won so far this year and the eighth-largest in the game's history.
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I-57 crash Wednesday closes SB lanes for a time
Illinois State Police say a crash near Clifton Wednesday morning shut down the southbound lanes of I-57 for a time. According to reports, it was about 10:15 yesterday morning when the semi rolled, causing the closure of multiple lanes and ramps for a time. Troopers say the driver of the semi was injured in the crash. T...
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