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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.

Officials, residents urge governor to veto water bill they say would harm communities

May 23, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

Flanked by state senators and the mayors of Homer Glen and Bolingbrook, the Citizens Utility Board urged Gov. Bruce Rauner to veto an amendment to the Illinois Water Systems Viability...

A traveler goes in the O'Hare Oasis on June 22, 2018.

O’Hare tollway oasis bridge, one of a handful left, is set to come down

December 13, 2018 at 7:03 a.m.

It’s a simple thrill for many motorists and suburban commuters: gazing out the glass windows from a tollway oasis bridge, semi trucks and minivans barreling below. But grab that soft...

Ali Damato, foreground; her brother Zach Damato, co-founder of Urban Rivers, adjacent; and others lower a floating garden module into the Chicago River on June 15, 2018.

A ‘wild mile’ on the Chicago River? It might be closer than you think

December 13, 2018 at 6:55 a.m.

From the Cherry Avenue Bridge, the rehabilitated span for trains and pedestrians at the northern tip of Goose Island, the North Branch Canal of the Chicago River looks like a...

Ironworker John Rukavina, 31, climbed 1428 feet to the top of the new Hancock Center antenna to place the American flag there on July 16, 1969.

At 80, ironworker who has dangled atop Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers is still climbing

December 13, 2018 at 6:06 a.m.

The ironworkers clambered onto the Willis Tower roof, 1,450 feet above the city. Then they climbed higher. The mission: Complete the installation of one of the skyscraper's massive antennas, another...

Former Judge George Leighton, the namesake of Cook County's main criminal courthouse, in 2016, when he turned 104.

George Leighton, criminal courthouse namesake, recalled as inspiration for generations: ‘His work is enduring’

December 13, 2018 at 5:58 a.m.

In 1951, George Leighton, a lawyer at one of the city’s premiere African-American law firms, represented a black bus driver who wanted to rent an apartment in Cicero. When the...

Virginia McCaskey, left, owner of the Chicago Bears, arrives at TCF Bank Field for the game against the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis on Dec. 28, 2014.

Illinois members of Congress criticize NFL national anthem policy, ask Bears to rethink stance

December 13, 2018 at 5:48 a.m.

Four members of Congress from Illinois have sent a letter to the Bears criticizing the team and the NFL regarding the league’s new national anthem policy. “It is disappointing that...

A casket bearing the body of Chicago Fire Department diver Juan Bucio, 46, is hoisted on June 4, 2018, to a ladder truck after Bucio's funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on the South Side. Bucio died during a rescue attempt last week.

Family, friends remember fallen Chicago firefighter as strong, steady: ‘He was the go-to guy’

May 23, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

Juan Bucio was a man of few words. Quiet but devoted. Stoic but determined. Disciplined and precise. Bucio preferred to let his work do the talking, family and his fellow...

Members of the Chicago Police Department surround the scene of a shooting near Ashland Avenue and Van Buren Street on Chicago's Near West Side on June 2, 2018.

1 killed, 14 wounded in Chicago shootings Saturday through Sunday

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

A drive-by shooting in Englewood early Sunday left one person dead and at least three others wounded, four among 15 people shot citywide since Saturday, according to Chicago police. About...

Chicago firefighters display an American flag over Harrison Street to honor fallen diver Juan Bucio early on May 29, 2018.

Chicago Fire Department diver who died in rescue attempt ‘loved what he did’

July 10, 2020 at 8:53 a.m.

A Chicago Fire Department diver who died during a rescue attempt on the South Branch of the Chicago River was remembered Tuesday as a devoted father who loved being a...

Lane Tech College Prep High School computer science teacher Jeff Solin, left, works with students installing sensor equipment at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 21, 2018.

Wrigley Field serves as classroom for Lane Tech students

December 13, 2018 at 10:14 a.m.

When Cubs fans leave Wrigley Field starting Tuesday night, they may encounter a simple console with two circular buttons: one a red, angry face, the other a green, smiley face....

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