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Workers monitor the control room at the Braidwood Generating Station nuclear power plant on April 21, 2026. State legislation has played a key role in preserving nuclear generation. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

As data centers seek more power, Constellation launches nuclear plant upgrades to meet rising demand

May 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois electricity providers caution that increasing nuclear power alone won’t be enough to solve the state’s looming energy challenges.

2 dead, 11 injured in pair of I-290 collisions Sunday morning

May 17, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

Two separate traffic incidents on I-290, also known as the Eisenhower Highway, left two people dead and at least 11 others injured Sunday morning, according to state police.

Woman, 25, charged after fatally stabbing infant in Gage Park

May 17, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

A 25-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of an infant girl Friday morning in the Gage Park neighborhood, according to Chicago Police.

Two bald eagle eaglets in their nest, right, in Chicago’s South Deering neighborhood while an adult eagle stands watch on May 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

‘The year bald eagles decided to make history’: 3 eaglets born in Chicago for first time in a century

May 7, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.

Chicago — particularly the Calumet region — provides ideal habitat for bald eagles because of its extensive waterways.

Attendees hold up signs before documentary screenings and a panel discussion on “ICE Under Watch: Media and Community Resistance” on Sunday, May 3, 2026, for the Doc10 Film Festival at Davis Theater in Lincoln Square. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago filmmakers spotlight ICE raids’ human toll at Doc10 Film Festival

May 3, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Documentary film festival premiered six films that chronicled stories of Chicagoans affected by last fall's Operation Midway Blitz immigration raids.

Organic farmer Harold Wilken checks the root systems of a hard red winter wheat plant, which is used for all-purpose flour, in one of the fields he farms in downstate Danforth, on April 22, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Illinois farmers hope Supreme Court protects state safeguards in Roundup cancer case

April 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

At the center of the lawsuit is glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, one of the most widely used herbicides by conventional farmers. It is also used in munitions.

Ryan Downey pumps water out after sandbagging around his home as the Fox River rises into his backyard on Wauconda Road in Crystal Lake, April 20, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

McHenry County residents wall off homes against rising Fox River

April 20, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

More than 100 volunteers spent Sunday filling and stacking sandbags across Nunda Township as officials warn the Fox River could reach major flood levels within days in McHenry County.

A cyclist takes a look at the flooding on Joseph J Schwab Road in Des Plaines as rising waters from the Des Plaines River threaten the area on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Intense storms in Illinois fueled at least 15 tornadoes last week and fed rivers that will crest starting Monday

April 19, 2026 at 6:57 p.m.

The Des Plaines River is expected to reach its highest peak at 18 feet on Monday. The Fox River is forecast to reach 11.9 feet on Thursday.

Heidy Herrera, 8, chants into microphone as she stands with her family on April 19, 2026, near the spot where her sister, Marcela Herrera, was killed at Cullerton Street and Ashland Avenue in a hit-and-run on July 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Hundreds march in Pilsen, demand answers in unsolved fatal hit-and-run

April 20, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

Marcela Herrera, 22, was killed in a hit-and-run nine months ago.

Driver killed in fiery high-speed crash in Archer Heights

April 19, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

A driver died after a high-speed crash at the 4400 block of Pulaski Road Saturday night, when a Jeep Cherokee struck a Honda Pilot, lost control, and caught fire, police...

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