SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering By Bernard Condon May 20, 2026 at 6:20 p.m. Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the...
Gene Cernan’s Apollo 10 spacesuit gets a ‘retirement party’ at Triton before shipping back to Smithsonian By Steve Metsch May 18, 2026 at 3:10 p.m. The spacesuit NASA astronaut Gene Cernan wore in the 1969 Apollo 10 mission is heading...
Illinois resident with previously suspected case of hantavirus tests negative for illness By Lisa Schencker May 18, 2026 at 1:47 p.m. A Winnebago County resident with a previously suspected case of hantavirus doesn't have the illness...
At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season By Adriana Pérez May 17, 2026 at 6:14 p.m. The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for...
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test By Associated Press May 17, 2026 at 1:23 p.m. Canada’s national health agency Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from...
‘I just don’t want it to take over my life’: Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world By Kate Perez May 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Hantavirus is circulating on social media, reigniting health fears for students who survived lockdown during...
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak By Corey Williams May 13, 2026 at 6:22 a.m. Eighteen Americans are under observation at specialized healthcare facilities after three people died and others...
Potential case of hantavirus reported in Illinois, but it’s not linked to cruise ship outbreak By Lisa Schencker May 12, 2026 at 7:32 p.m. Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois, though the case is not...
Today in History: First oral contraceptive pill approved by FDA By Chicago Tribune May 9, 2026 at 3:30 a.m. On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use...
At Humboldt Park Lagoon, anglers hope fish and swan boats can coexist in urban ecosystem By Adriana Pérez May 4, 2026 at 7:46 a.m. Some say the boats' spinning pedals rip up vegetation that fish use for shelter and...