JOLIET, Ill. - A man was rescued from the Des Plaines River early Thursday morning after calling for help and being found in ...

Joliet Fire Department ambulance 1 responded to the emergency near the Des Plaines River Bridge along Interstate 80.

Police said the incident appeared accidental.

Joliet first responders rescued a man from the Des Plaines River early Thursday morning after hearing his cries for help.

Geoffrey Baer’s latest program on WTTW takes dive deep into the links to passenger and freight railroads in the city and ...

The Des Plaines River has seen near-record flooding in northwest suburban Des Plaines, and officials fear levels could reach major flood stage this weekend with more rain in the forecast.

Areas near the Des Plaines River from just east of O’Hare Airport north to the Wisconsin border were under a flood warning ...

In suburban Lincolnshire, the Des Plaines River is expected to see “major flooding,” according to a new warning issued by the National Weather Service. That community isn’t the only one that could see ...

According to the National Weather Service, the Des Plaines River reached a stage of 15.2 feet around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and ...

Heavy rain hit Chicago Tuesday night on top of multiple rain events since March, which is why the river is rising.

The Chicago area has been inundated with heavy rain in recent days, and suburban communities are bracing for flooding with ...

March 31 update: The Des Moines Police Department has identified the body removed from the Des Moines River last week as 20-year-old Abraham Aguilar. Aguilar, a Des Moines resident, was reported ...