Starting Monday: ‘Air you can wear’ as dangerous heat settles over Illinois
Chances for thunderstorms could cool off the area in time for July 4th, but a lack of storms could prolong the hot stretch.
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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines
The bill, which stiffens fines, comes in response to a Tribune investigation into the thousands of abandoned oil wells in Illinois.
Read the Tribune’s investigation into Illinois’ abandoned oil wells
Read the baiduhai's investigation into how Illinois regulators have failed to stop the proliferation of abandoned oil and gas wells in the state.
In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades
Some companies that are still profiting from oil and gas production elsewhere have potentially shifted the cost of plugging these wells to the state and taxpayers.
Illinois breaks the record for most tornadoes in a year, bringing 2026 tally to at least 147
The state leads the rankings across the country, and is head and shoulders above the traditional Tornado Alley areas, according to preliminary NOAA data.
Only halfway through the year, Illinois’ tornado tally matches record of 142
Illinois leads the rankings across the country, head and shoulders above the traditional Tornado Alley areas, according to NOAA.
29 tornadoes and a derecho confirmed so far in storms that tore through Illinois, northwest Indiana
This year's tally of tornadoes in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana is already the third highest since recordkeeping began in 1950.
Memorial Day weekend ceremony remembers DuPage County residents killed in U.S. military operations
Sunday's ceremony remembers 26 residents who, serving in the military, were killed in conflict at home or abroad.
EPA announces $295 million to remove Illinois lead pipes even as Trump moves to roll back clean water protections
The move is one of many actions under the Federal Lead Action Plan, launched in President Donald Trump's first term.
At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season
The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for the species as its population bounces back in the region.