Steamy weather in Chicago this week as thunderstorms move in
Conditions are expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday, the weather service said, with areas south of Kankakee feeling feeling as hot as 105 degrees.
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Mass shooting in Washington Park leaves 1 dead, 14 injured in Chicago’s largest shooting this year
A mass shooting in Washington Park Saturday night became the city’s largest of the year when Chicago police reported that a total of 15 people had been shot.
A Pike County farm is patient zero for a ‘rapid kill’ soybean disease. Solutions prove elusive.
The first case of red crown rot in the Midwest was found in Illinois eight years ago. As researchers seek treatments, the fungus is spreading and threatening the region's cash...
Nepali and Tibetan communities in Chicago come together in support after floods at the Nepal-China border
Nepali immigrants in the Chicago area organized fundraisers for relief efforts while a local Tibetan group held a prayer vigil.
Teachers union seeks answers after Triton College board chair arrested on felony drug charge
Harvard police arrested Mark Stephens after officers found cocaine in his car, according to a news release.
Peekachu, a beluga whale rescued from Canada, dies at Shedd Aquarium
The whale wasn’t consistently eating her full diet, Shedd said, and blood samples taken Tuesday showed she was dehydrated and needed ��supportive care.”
Brother of Rosemont mayor, the chairman of Triton College, arrested on felony drug charge
Also the son of former former Donald E. Stephens, Mark Stephens has served as chairman of the board of trustees for Triton College since 1992.
Man found dead on South Side street homicide victim, medical examiner says
The victim was was found unresponsive in the 300 block of West 76th Street on Thursday.
Excessive odors and landfill fires are next round in Southeast Side’s battle against pollution
AG files two separate lawsuits, but residents say government officials aren't doing enough to protect the community.
Obama Presidential Center digital library access across the US was unintentional, CPL says
The Chicago Public Library said it did not intend for people to register across state lines for Obama Presidential Center access on Libby.