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Maha Amin unloads sandbags from her van onto her driveway in Des Plaines on April 16, 2026, after her basement flooded a few days before. Amin is planning to line them along the wall of her home to prevent any more flooding. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago suburbs in Cook and Lake counties prepare for Des Plaines River flood

April 16, 2026 at 8:07 p.m.

Areas near the Des Plaines River from just east of O'Hare Airport north to the Wisconsin border were under a flood warning due to the river's rising levels.

People walk past a flooded path in Warren Park in West Ridge on April 15, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Floods overtake Chicago’s Northwest Side after rainiest April day since 2013: ‘People really got slammed’

April 15, 2026 at 7:07 p.m.

A flood watch was still in effect for several Illinois counties and northwest Indiana Wednesday night, as weather officials said storms set records.

3 men shot, 1 critically, in Irving Park overnight

April 12, 2026 at 10:05 a.m.

Three men were shot early Sunday in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood, police said. A 37-year-old victim is in critical condition as detectives investigate.

The Rev. Nicolette "Nic" Faison, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, center, chants with other environmental advocates during a rally at the Illinois State Capitol on April 8, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Activists rally in Springfield to push environmental bills on wetlands, plastics and data centers

April 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

On Illinois Environmental Lobby Day, hundreds gathered in Springfield to push action on three environmental bills to protect wetlands, ban single-use plastics and safeguard against energy and water strains caused...

Boat crews remove a substance that looks like tar, which had been contained by booms in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in 2025. (U.S. EPA)

Court orders oil company to finish cleaning up asphalt spilled in Chicago canal more than a year ago

April 2, 2026 at 6:16 p.m.

The US EPA oversaw remediation of the spill near Forest View, but more sludge was detected after the agency deemed the cleanup complete.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft set for the Artemis 2 mission on Launch Complex 39B is seen at sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center, March 24, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (John Raoux/AP)

Chicago space expert weighs in on launch of mission to orbit the moon

March 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Three Americans and one Canadian will embark on a 10-day journey as part of the Artemis II mission, the first to be crewed beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo...

3 shot, 1 fatally, at party in Crete, officials say

March 29, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

Three people were shot early Sunday in Crete Township after a large fight broke out at a family party, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Michael Altman, who died after being critically injured during a fire in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood on March 16, 2026. (Chicago Fire Department)

Private service set for fallen Chicago firefighter, department says

March 29, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

A private funeral for Chicago firefighter Michael Altman, 32, will be held Tuesday after his death from injuries sustained in a Rogers Park fire.

Teen shot Sunday morning in the Loop, police say

March 29, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

A 14-year-old boy was shot early Sunday in the Loop, Chicago police said.

Farmer Rodney Bushmeyer observes as his son, Bryce Bushmeyer, both of Hull, change a sign on a seed tender at the Bushmeyer farm in Hull, March, 25, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Illinois farmers brace for another bruising season as Iran war spikes fertilizer prices

March 27, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Disruption at the Strait of Hormuz has driven up the cost of nitrogen-based synthetic fertilizers — essential for corn production across the Midwest.

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