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Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

Amid renewed national attention to the dangers of lead poisoning, hundreds of Chicagoans have taken the city up on its offer of free testing kits to determine if they are...

While the Great Lakes region's leaders have put strict limits on who can access their prized resource, they are not always so disciplined about their own standards.

Proposed state legislation targets water rates, crumbling infrastructure

December 14, 2018 at 9:16 p.m.

A proposal in the Illinois legislature aims to create a new Cook County water infrastructure fund to help pay for system upgrades and bolster state oversight in an attempt to...

239 Chicago-Area Olympic medal winners: From Athens to Rio

May 22, 2019 at 7:49 a.m.

There is perhaps no greater symbol of the thrill of victory than the Olympic medal. As the world focuses its attention on Pyeongchang, South Korea and the Winter Games, let's...

As disparity in water rates persists, Cook County Board searches for answers

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

In an effort to tackle the wide disparity in water rates and high levels of water loss across the Chicago region, a Cook County Board of Commissioners panel on Tuesday...

County Board to examine high disparity in water rates after Tribune investigation

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Alarmed by the wide disparity of water rates in the Chicago area and excessive water loss, the Cook County Board voted Wednesday to hold a hearing that will examine the...

Billions lost, millions wasted: Why Chicago area residents pay for water that never reaches their taps

December 17, 2018 at 8:24 p.m.

Part 2: BILLIONS LOST, MILLIONS WASTED: Why Chicago area residents pay millions for water that never reaches their taps More than 25 billion gallons of water drawn from Lake Michigan...

Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party: June 23-24

2017 Chicago summer festival guide

May 20, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Chicago festival season is here, but are you ready? Music festivals, film series, street fests, beer bashes -- it's a summerlong party. So pull out your calendar, reference our guide...

Chi-Town Rising: If you go on New Year’s Eve

June 8, 2018 at 12:37 p.m.

Chi-Town Rising will ring in the new year for the second time this year. There will be three main events Saturday, free of charge and open to the public. 5K...

Search the database of lottery games

March 29, 2020 at 9:32 a.m.

Lower payout rates for most instant ticket games In lottery instant games, a percentage of ticket sales is returned to players in the form of prizes. That's known as the...

Election analysis: On the edge of Illinois’ urban-rural divide

May 14, 2019 at 3:17 a.m.

More than half of Hillary Clinton's 2.9 million Illinois votes came from Cook County, with most of her remainder drawing from the other highly populated counties. And while President-elect Donald...

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