Off-duty police officer shoots man in Little Village during physical altercation, police say
The officer was driving in the 2600 block of West 24th Street when he stopped his vehicle to talk with a group standing on the sidewalk.
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A third beluga whale rescued from Canada has died at Shedd; a fourth died last week in Spain
In a blog post, Shedd staff said that Osiris, a 26-year-old female beluga, had been facing health challenges.
Line 5 returns to service after 1.3 million-gallon spill in Wisconsin, but scrutiny of Great Lakes pipeline plan intensifies
As competing federal actions and court rulings keep Straits of Mackinac tunnel in limbo, environmentalists fear it's only a matter of time before another spill occurs.
Ducks kept dying near a Chicago harbor. Wildlife officials suspect botulism.
Research suggests that rising lake temperatures and more algal blooms could increase avian mortality from botulism in the Great Lakes.
Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River
More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, part of a $1.15 billion project to keep...
1 dead, at least 5 hurt in afternoon shooting in Humboldt Park that led to bus crash, police say
Multiple armed people exited two vehicles and fired shots at a group of people. A woman inside a vehicle was also shot and then crashed into a CTA bus, police...
Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.
Five frosts killed apple blooms, forcing Prairie Sky Orchard in McHenry County to close for 2026 harvest season; experts blame climate change.
A 6.6-inch ‘gargantuan’ hailstone from March storms in Kankakee broke Illinois record, weather officials say
As climate change warms temperatures, hail larger than ping-pong or golf balls becomes more frequent — worsening property damage.
For the Shedd, shark week isn’t over: Aquarium sends 4 zebra shark eggs to Indonesia in rewilding efforts
The species is considered globally endangered with populations declining and at risk from targeted fishing for the fin trade and from incidental capture.
Residents protest proposed lakefront development in Edgewater
Edgewater residents protested a proposed lakefront high-rise development Sunday at the site of a synagogue, a plan that has divided community members.