If you think the best Italian food in Illinois requires a Chicago zip code, you clearly haven’t climbed the right set of ...

A maroon Air Quality Index indicates a health warning of emergency conditions, as everyone is likely to be affected.

The hazy smoke, which also carries a noticeable scent, has moved into the region from Canada. The alert is in effect until ...

All Illinois children will now automatically receive a blood test to check for lead poisoning after a July 1 rule change ...

Haze from Canadian wildfire smoke that has settled in Chicago on Thursday is directly connected to climate change, according to experts, who said days like this could be more problematic moving ...

Mount Carroll, Illinois exists in northwest Carroll County like a charging station for depleted humans, offering the kind of restoration that actually works instead of just postponing your inevitable ...

A National Weather Service meteorologist said air quality conditions should improve Friday, but smoke could return over the ...

AAA's national gas price average moved again this week, climbing ten cents to $3.943 a gallon. If that trajectory feels ...

Duckworth wins Illinois water priorities in Senate EPW-passed WRDA 2026, advancing lead removal, SRFs, PFAS fixes, and ...

The city is advising residents to use filters for tap water and get children tested for lead exposure, though they are ...

An air quality alert was in effect for a second day in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, with quality expected to ...