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Although a break has arrived for many Chicago-area residents seeking a reprieve from the days of hazy wildfire smoke, the improvement will b...

After days of wildfire smoke, Saturday will bring some improvement from conditions on Thursday, when Chicago’s air quality was ranked the wo...

A man was wounded when a gun discharged during a struggle with police at a large gathering in Fuller Park early Saturday, authorities said....

Though folks in the Chicago area are likely eager to get outside after days of poor air quality while the region was covered by a blanket of...

A 17-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge after he was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old in late M...

Southwest winds have pushed the wildfire smoke away from Chicago, for now.While blue skies broke through the blanket of haze covering mu...

Mikel Merino can smell and see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that are making for hazy conditions across large parts of the U.S., inc...

Special interest groups are gearing up to spend what could ultimately amount to between $10 and $20 million to influence the future directio...

Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wild...

A heavy blanket of wildfire smoke covering northeast Illinois began letting up a bit as Friday progressed, but what will the weekend look li...

Health officials have been urging people to stay inside during “hazardous” air quality in the Chicago area, but what happens if the wildfire...

An air quality alert for much of the Chicago area has now been extended once again into the weekend. The National Weather Service extend...

While inhaling wildfire smoke can lead to expected symptoms like coughing, trouble breathing, stinging eyes and more, there are some other m...

Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to hit parts of the Chicago area Friday as the region grapples with “hazardous” air quality and heavy s...

Target is recalling more than 200,00 pairs of a popular Cat & Jack children’s sandal, with the Consumer Protection Safety Commission saying...

Popular Chicago area amusement park Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor will be closed Friday as air quality across northeast Illin...

A source of a widespread outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection known for causing “explosive” diarrhea, in several Midwest states...

A deadly crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck shut down lanes on a busy stretch of I-294 in Oak Brook Friday morning, with closures...

A thick wall of smoke from wildfires burning in Canada was still hovering over northeastern Illinois, northwest Indiana and all of Wisconsin...

The thick layer of wildfire smoke blanketing the Chicago area is expected to linger through at least the morning rush hour on Friday before...

My new bride and I honeymooned in Thailand. We landed in Bangkok in late-April, and already, the heat and heavy humidity made it feel like w...

A search is underway in Lake Michigan off the shore of the Indiana Dunes National Park after a boat made a mayday call on Thursday afternoon...

A person was rushed to an area hospital in serious-to-critical condition after they were pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday afternoon. A...

All 17-year-old Lucas Bradshaw wants is to get back on the baseball field.But a traffic crash last year left the high school student wit...

The Chicago Cubs will host the MLB All-Star Game for the first time in decades in 2027, and their full schedule shows how they’ll fit that i...