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People survey the damage to the roof of College Church in Wheaton after a derecho storm toppled the steeple at the church across the street from Wheaton College on Aug. 10, 2020.

Derecho could hit Chicago tonight, bringing strong winds and potential damage. Move that lawn furniture inside.

July 28, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

"Particularly damaging" storms could hit Chicago late Wednesday night after tracking a path across parts of the Midwest, according to the National Weather Service. A derecho, a storm cluster with...

Tatyanna Ford at her home in Monee on July 20, 2021. Her son died in utero and was delivered at 33 1/2 weeks.

Families facing pregnancy loss, other challenges could get more time off in Duckworth, Pressley bill. ‘You can’t get over that in a weekend.’

September 16, 2021 at 10:27 a.m.

When Tatyanna Ford's doctor couldn't find her son's heartbeat, she felt like she was having an "out of body experience." "I'm not myself anymore, I don't know who this person...

Fire causes damage to apartment in South Shore high-rise, officials say

July 22, 2021 at 3:52 p.m.

An apparently empty apartment in a South Shore high-rise building sustained damage from a fire Thursday morning, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters responded to multiple reports of smoke...

This satellite image shows an overview of wildfires from Oregon, Idaho and Northern California on July 18, 2021. Extremely dry conditions and heat waves tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight.

Wildfires in the West creating a red sun and hazy skies in Chicago

July 21, 2021 at 6:11 p.m.

People across Illinois are seeing red suns and moons — and hazy skies — caused by wildfires ravaging the western United States, which experts say are linked to extreme heat...

Justice was headed to One Tail at a Time animal shelter but is instead being held at an isolation house on Western Avenue due to water damage and a partially collapsed ceiling at the shelter.

Animal shelter One Tail at a Time looking for more foster parents, donations after ceiling collapses in training building

July 13, 2021 at 1:41 p.m.

When volunteers at One Tail at a Time, a North Side animal shelter, arrived Sunday to walk the dogs housed at the shelter's behavioral training center, they were met with...

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Derecho could hit Chicago tonight, bringing strong winds and potential damage. Move that lawn furniture inside.

Families facing pregnancy loss, other challenges could get more time off in Duckworth, Pressley bill. ‘You can’t get over that in a weekend.’

Fire causes damage to apartment in South Shore high-rise, officials say

Wildfires in the West creating a red sun and hazy skies in Chicago

Animal shelter One Tail at a Time looking for more foster parents, donations after ceiling collapses in training building

47 people shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence

Children get ‘summer kicks’ in shoe-giving initiative by CHA and Operation Warm

First-generation Latina college student meets President Biden in Crystal Lake, amid pro-Trump protesters