1 teen dead, 1 wounded in Little Village shooting: police
A 16-year-old boy died of his injuries and another teen was hospitalized after a shooting early Sunday morning in Chicago.
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98% of Illinois residents drink water with fluoride. Why is this mineral’s longtime role being rethought?
Dental experts say the amount of fluoride added to water is effective in reducing tooth decay and safe; others say it's not needed.
‘Far too frequent’: At wake for slain CPD Officer Enrique Martinez, peers decry killing
Hundreds of mourners lined up outside an Oak Lawn funeral home Sunday to pay their respects to fallen Chicago police Officer Enrique Martínez, who was killed in the line of...
More than half of 87 Great Lakes drownings this year were in Lake Michigan
This year, at least 50 people have drowned in Lake Michigan. Since 2010, data indicates about half of all yearly drownings in Lake Michigan have happened on its south end...
Democrats maintain control of state legislature, while GOP sees hope in not losing ground
Democrats, armed with a significant financial advantage over Republicans, were set to maintain their supermajorities in the Illinois General Assembly.
Great Lakes ecosystem and energy needs at the center of Line 5 pipeline disputes
Enbridge says its pipeline operates safely, but experts say Line 5 poses a risk to the region's drinking water and its thriving wildlife.
Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving city animals
Over the last decade, hundreds of reports have cropped up across the Chicago area of people’s horrifying encounters with a large, winged creature with glowing red eyes.
It’s almost Halloween, but this week will feel like summer just ahead of trick-or-treating
If Tuesday's high reaches above 78 degrees, it will break the daily record for Oct. 29 set in 1999. Wednesday temperatures will be just shy of the record high for...
Bill Beavers, former alderman and Cook County commissioner, dies at 89
Former Chicago police officer, alderman and Cook County commissioner William "Bill" Beavers, the self-proclaimed "hog with the big nuts," died Saturday morning of natural complications, his spokesperson said. He was...
Distressed about climate change, a ‘supermajority’ of young Americans across the political spectrum want bolder action
In the largest survey of its kind, 85% of nearly 16,000 respondents 16 to 25 reported being worried about the impacts of climate change on people and the planet.