‘It was a blur’: Newton County officials reflect on rare EF3 tornado
A 911 call log and Newton County officials and weather experts paint a picture of...
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Roughly 40,000 evacuated in Southern California as crews try to head off possible chemical tank explosion
A roughly one-mile buffer has been set up around the tank, where the trouble began...
At peak time for migratory birds flying through Chicago, birding groups are tracking deadly window collisions
As millions of migratory birds pass through Chicago each spring, volunteers race to rescue injured...
Elk Grove Village mayor defends data centers at packed community hearing
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson delivered a sharp defense of data centers at a...
Will County Board votes 12-8 to approve sprawling ‘Pride of the Prairie’ solar farm
The Will County Board approved Earthrise Energy’s 6,100-acre “Pride of the Prairie” solar farm in...
Name the eaglets: Chicagoans vote to name the city’s first bald eagles born in a century
To celebrate the historic births, the Chicago Park District has launched a “Name the Eaglets”...
After receiving more than 500 votes from the community, Aurora unveils names for baby falcons
Aurora has announced the names that will be given to the four baby falcons that...
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas,...
Chicago Bears’ proposed stadium site in Hammond would be built on giant slag heap, near hazardous waste sites
The proposed Chicago Bears stadium site in Hammond would be on a giant slag heap,...
La Grange to pay part of lead water line replacement cost, but rest of the bill may fall on homeowners
As La Grange decides how to fund mandated replacement of lead water service lines, officials...