The festivals and special events include an inaugural Juneteenth celebration in Door County and a 60th annual ...

The Illinois EPA has designated Thursday an Air Pollution Action Day for Chicagoland due to elevated particle pollution tied to the Canadian wildfires.

The report notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no state oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing ...

An air quality alert has been issued for much of the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon as Canadian wildfire smoke once again ...

Residents in northern Illinois will experience degraded air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south. Find out the AQI in your area.

One of the victims of last month’s party-boat mass shooting in Little River is holding a news conference Wednesday morning ...

A 16-year-old boy from North Carolina has been jailed in connection with last month’s Little River party-boat mass shooting ...

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

Police said the man was headed north on Sheridan Road when his GMC SUV struck the activated stop arm of a school bus that was picking up students.

The driver of a GMC Acadia sideswiped a school bus and a Ford Focus, before hitting two other cars in oncoming traffic.

A 16-year-old boy from North Carolina has been jailed in connection with last month’s Little River party-boat mass shooting ...