After yearslong litigation from residents and activists, and following recent opposition from the state of Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to expand ...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has begun the process of eliminating a US Food and Drug Administration program called GRAS, or “generally recognized as safe,” that critics say ...

Do not flush wipes. Experts say doing so can cause problems for fresh water, marine life, your plumbing, and more.

One of the most famous St. Patrick’s Day traditions in the U.S. happens right in Chicago—the dyeing of the Chicago River ...

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

The lone contested Champaign City Council race among the five seats on the April 1 ballot pits mid-term appointee Jamar Brown ...

Illinois lottery officials are urging the owners of 10 unclaimed winning tickets to come forward and collect their prizes ...

Amanda Massih, whose car was hit with debris while she was driving under a Jefferson Park bridge last month, wants netting ...

Illinois’ prison population continues to shrink, with facilities now having a 26% vacancy rate, leading some of those inside ...

Taxpayers are spending tens of thousands of dollars per student at public high schools in Chicago, and at two schools, the ...

The M city proclaimed the week of March 9 2025 to be a celebration of the Girl Scouts and the Madison County council.