Bengi McGee, the mayor of Energy in southern Illinois, was surveying damage from the area’s winter storm Jan. 6 when a passing motorist got out of his vehicle and “physically battered him,” according ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. – The mayor a village in Southern Illinois was attacked earlier this week while assessing damage from the recent winter storm. According to the Williamson County Sheriff ...

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Southern Illinoisans hit by the ice storm in January 2025 could be getting some help cleaning up widespread damages. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS ...

Officials in the southern Illinois city’s public works and fire departments are collaborating to augment usual inspections with clear aerial views of any damage. Their work could become a disaster ...

Indianapolis received 15.5 inches by storm's end. According to the National Weather Service, the Blizzard of '78 set other records, including the most snow in one month in Indianapolis (30.6 inches) ...

An Illinois town’s 74-year-old mayor was assaulted in an unprovoked attack as he assessed storm damage, authorities say. Bengi McGee, the mayor of Energy in southern Illinois, was surveying ...