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After pandemic shutdown, the cruise ship industry is booming on the Great Lakes
Scott Kidd and his wife had always wanted to go on a cruise. But the 63-year-old Episcopal priest from the rural mountains of Georgia wanted something different. He wasn't really...
Lake Michigan levels dropping, revealing how much work is needed to repair Chicago’s eroded beaches
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Lake Michigan levels dropping, revealing how much work is needed to repair Chicago’s eroded beaches
Giant concrete barriers separate a field of jagged rocks from a grassy playground at Rogers Park Beach on Lake Michigan. There is no white sand. Only "do not swim" signs...
Top environment stories of 2021: A paltry number of lead pipe replacements, pollution next door and trillions of invasive mussels blanketing Lake Michigan
Residents who've had enough of the toxic pollution next door. A smell so strong it could jolt you awake. A number of replaced lead pipes so paltry you can count...
The AIDS Garden Chicago, begun in 2019, is set to open in spring 2022. ‘This is a legacy project.’
Owen Keehnen remembers when the AIDS epidemic, which disproportionately affected the LGBTQ community, was at its height in the late 1980s. The gay community in the United States was still...
Waukegan coal plant owner holds meeting to discuss plans for closing coal ash ponds
NRG, which owns Midwest Generation and the Waukegan Generating Station, held its first public meetings this week to discuss plans to close two coal ash ponds in Waukegan, a community...
Biden signs disaster declaration for Illinois, allowing federal aid after deadly tornadoes swept through the Midwest
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Illinois Monday after devastating tornadoes swept through the state Friday, killing six people in Illinois. The declaration authorizes the release of...
Southeast Siders camp out, vowing not to leave until Dr. Allison Arwady denies metal scrapper permit
More than 100 Southeast Side community members and activists stood in the steady cold drizzle in Jonquil Park, near where they believe Dr. Allison Arwady lives, on Friday evening to...
Hours after community members gathered for Washington Park Christmas tree lighting, it was set on fire and destroyed. ‘It was just devastating.’
Beginning in 2019, the Washington Park Chamber of Commerce has hosted a Christmas tree lighting at Garfield Boulevard and Martin Luther King Drive where the community can gather and celebrate...
Chicago has coldest temperature in more than 9 months, and snow falls in northwestern suburbs
People in the Chicago area were buttoning up on Tuesday. The temperature in the city early in the day reached the lowest it's been since Feb. 26, according to the...