Wildfires, dust storms and traffic made Chicago the 3rd-most polluted major US city in 2025, report finds
Massive intermodal facilities, growth of industrial warehouses have contributed to the Joliet area having highest...
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Today in Chicago History: Albert Einstein visits Chicago on his 54th birthday
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 14, according...
Grubs back in Lincoln Square neighborhood parks, upending spring sports season
Another grub infestation in Winnemac and Welles parks is disrupting the spring sports season.
Gargantuan hail, destructive tornadoes: Climate change making Illinois storms more severe
The National Weather Service has received at least six reports of potential record-breaking hailstones in Illinois,...
Pritzker Traubert Foundation awards $5M Chicago Talent Challenge to City Colleges and Cook County Health
Pritzker Traubert Foundation is awarding $5 million to train and place Chicagoans into 1,000 health...
Tiny, raucous monk parakeets from South America thrive in Chicago. But why?
Likely escapees of the exotic pet trade, the birds first put down roots in some...
NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs
The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket had spent a month at the pad ready for...
NASA will return its moon rocket to the hangar for more repairs before astronauts strap in
Grounded until at least April, NASA’s giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar...
NASA moon rocket hit by new problem expected to bump astronauts’ lunar trip into April
NASA’s new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar...
Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA’s evacuated crew
The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts...