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Jacqueline Sanderson, entomology assistant with the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District, captures an adult male dog tick while performing a surveillance tick drag at the Dam No. 1 Woods surveillance site in Wheeling on June 15, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ticks on the rise in Illinois due to milder winters, scientists say

July 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois’ tick season may be starting earlier, lasting longer and creeping into new corners of the state, scientists and researchers say.

Fledgling bald eagles perch on a tree in Park No. 597 on Chicago's Southeast Side on June 27, 2026. The newly named birds, Migizi and Marian, are the first documented bald eaglets born in Chicago in more than 100 years. (Robert Loerzel/for the baiduhai)

Chicago’s first bald eaglets born in a century named

July 3, 2026 at 8:59 a.m.

Chicago’s baby bald eagles finally have names, just in time for America’s 250th anniversary.

People walk near the Adler Planetarium as the sun sets on June 29, 2026, in Chicago. Cook County residents will experience dangerously hot conditions this week, officials have warned. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Extreme heat likely to persist through Thursday night

June 30, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

Weather officials extended a heat advisory until 12:00 a.m. Friday and thunderstorms and rain are likely to roll into the area by Thursday night.

Alberto Rodríguez cools off with his daughters Heaven, 3, and Emari, 6, in a water spray during an extremely hot day on June 29, 2026, in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Officials urge residents to take precautions as unusual stretch of heat grips Illinois

June 29, 2026 at 7:16 p.m.

As dangerously high temperatures push heat indices into the hundreds, extreme heat warning issued through 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Police start to remove crime tape at the scene of a fatal shooting near the CTA maintenance facility in the 9900 block of South State Street on June 29, 2026, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Man fatally shot near CTA rail yard

June 29, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

A 57-year-old man was shot in the chest outside CTA's 98th Street rail maintenance facility Monday morning, Chicago police said.

Members of the clergy and other supporters wave to marchers from the steps of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on West Belmont Avenue in the 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 28, 2026, in the Lakeview neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

From fight to celebration: Crowds come out for Chicago Pride parade

June 28, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

Chicago’s Pride Parade saw thousands of spectators pack the streets of Northalsted to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights and visibility.

2 dead after tornado in Jefferson County

June 22, 2026 at 7:14 p.m.

A tornado left two dead, five injured and three residences destroyed in downstate Jefferson County Sunday night, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

CTA passenger injured after gunfire from Dan Ryan hits train window

June 22, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

A CTA passenger was injured by flying shards of glass after a train window was struck by a bullet Sunday morning in Roseland, Chicago police said.

Maddie Fernandez, left to right, Joseline Salmeron and Zelle Tenorio use their binoculars to spot along the shoreline June 21, 2026, during a Chicago BIPOC Birders event for Pride at Rainbow Beach in South Shore. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Pride Month bird sit offers space to connect for LGBTQ+ birders

June 21, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Chicago BIPOC Birders has hosted bird walks and sits in parks across Chicago since 2021. On Sunday they led a sit for LGBTQ+ birders at Rainbow Beach Park.

3 teens shot at large gathering in North Lawndale, police say

June 21, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Three teens were shot Saturday night at a large gathering in North Lawndale, Chicago police said.

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