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Dan O'Conor, known as the "Great Lake Jumper," makes his daily leap into Lake Michigan on Dec. 12, 2024, with a below-zero wind chill factor. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Lake Michigan experiences warmest November in 30 years as climate change heats up the Great Lakes

December 16, 2024 at 6:16 a.m.

Lake Michigan surface temperatures peaked at over 6 degrees above normal last month, the warmest they have been in November since 1995 when recordkeeping began at the National Oceanic and...

Meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a program of the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, in Tucson, Arizona, on Dec. 14, 2023. (NSF's NOIRLab)

Best viewing of the Geminids meteor shower is early Saturday. Here’s how to watch.

December 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

As many as 120 meteors can be seen per hour under perfect viewing conditions every year around mid-December.

A person walks through Evans Field in River Grove, part of the Cook County Forest Preserve District’s Des Plaines River Trail System, on Dec. 5, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Imperiled wetlands save the Midwest billions in flood damage costs, study shows, but they’re disappearing

December 9, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Development and climate change contribute, but industrial agriculture is the biggest threat to wetlands, which mitigate flooding disasters.

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling and Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, attend a news conference on Oct. 28, 2024, at police headquarters after a person shot another man in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Suspect in October shooting of a Jewish man in West Rogers Park is found dead in jail cell

December 2, 2024 at 7:39 a.m.

Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was arrested following a shootout with Chicago police officers.

Police fatally shoot man who was wielding chainsaw in a St. Charles assisted living facility, officials say

December 1, 2024 at 5:05 p.m.

The man had entered the building's lobby and reportedly confronted residents with the power tool.

Cicero man charged with murder in West Garfield Park Thanksgiving shooting

December 1, 2024 at 1:09 p.m.

A Cicero man was charged with the murder of a 62-year-old in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on Thanksgiving afternoon. Police arrested Gad Hughes, 29, on Friday. Authorities said Hughes...

Stephen Meyer, Urban Rivers volunteer coordinator, pilots the pontoon boat as scientist Sammie Clark, an independent researcher contracted with Urban Rivers, gives her field assistant Linnea Lungstrom data after finding beaver activity along the South Branch of the Chicago River, Nov. 20, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Beaver survey aims to show the urban benefits of Chicago’s ‘ecosystem engineers’

December 6, 2024 at 1:13 p.m.

Beavers can sometimes be misunderstood as pests, but they create habitats for other animals, mitigate climate impacts and help reduce pollution.

Woman, 19, shot in Loop after downtown holiday festivities Saturday night

November 24, 2024 at 4:48 p.m.

A 19-year-old woman was shot in Chicago's Loop Saturday night after a holiday light show that drew thousands downtown.

COPA investigating after off-duty officer fires shots in Washington Park

November 24, 2024 at 11:17 a.m.

An off-duty Chicago police officer shot at armed suspects in Washington Park early Sunday.

Boy, 17, seriously wounded in Morgan Park shooting Saturday night

November 25, 2024 at 10:27 a.m.

A teen was shot while walking on a sidewalk in Morgan Park Saturday night, according to police.

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