An earthquake rumbled Lake Michigan. So what?
Earthquakes in Illinois are more common than some might think, experts say.
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Today in History: Dolly the sheep born
On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic...
Illinois 250: Meet the state’s most influential people, from architects to a pope and future presidents
Chicago is where everyone from architects to a pope and future presidents have made a...
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger...
Venezuelans in Chicago turn grief into action after devastating earthquakes rip through country
Dozens of Chicago community organizations, including the Illinois Venezuelan Alliance, established donation centers to collect...
Did the milk expire? California bans ‘sell by’ food labels to cut food waste
It bans the use of “sell by” labels on food packaging, which experts say act...
NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission
NASA hired startup Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit...
Illinois 250: What we’ve invented, innovated, created and manufactured
Illinois builds things. We invent and innovate, too — everything from the Pullman car to...
At 87, Wheaton woman becomes oldest known female in Illinois to get kidney transplant
Sheila Perry’s successful March 6 kidney transplant at Northwestern Medicine lends recent support for transplant...
Illinois breaks the record for most tornadoes in a year, bringing 2026 tally to at least 147
The state leads the rankings across the country, and is head and shoulders above the...