Illinois weather enthusiasts alarmed at how federal cuts may endanger lives and diminish pursuit
The weather service's Inability to keep up with current storms and potential loss of archived data is worrisome, hobbyists say.
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Auburn Gresham campus that composts and creates energy aims to redefine waste management
The anaerobic digester, which accepts packaging as well as scraps, has recycled over 40,000 tons of food waste since 2023, Green Era leaders say.
Lori Healey, senior VP of Obama Presidential Center and former CEO of McPier, dies at 65
Healey planned the NATO Summit in Chicago and helped lead the city's failed bid for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics.
Police searching for suspect after person who is not a student shot and wounded at Illinois State University
Illinois State University announced Monday that all events in the Bone Student Center scheduled for April 28 are canceled as police continue their search for a suspect in Sunday's night's...
Health officials urge caution after dead rabbit and squirrel found with rare bacterial disease
Tularemia, which can affect humans and pets, found in central Illinois after weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana.
The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn
Scientists say the Trump administration's embrace of de-extinction won't help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray wolf.
Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds
A hotspot from underneath Earth's crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished carving out and filling with water millions of years later.
As environmental justice ordinance nears City Council introduction, activists express hopes and frustrations
Some activists feel left out because they can't review the ordinance before its expected City Council introduction in mid-April.
Joliet man accused of sex trafficking after undercover operation, Cook County sheriff says
James Hardeman was arrested at a Bridgeview motel and accused of recruiting the victim into commercial sex work, law enforcement officials say.
Tornado watch issued for parts of northeastern Illinois and northern Indiana through Sunday evening
Weather experts say to expect storms later Sunday and "seesaw temperatures and chances for severe weather" this week.