The Southeast Side is expected to eventually get a new green space after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cleans up the site ...

This week, the Army Corps finally withdrew its proposal to extend the landfill, due in part to Illinois state permits getting ...

Progress on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam is once again at a stalemate, and several local lawmakers are calling on state ...

Thousands of fearless people jumped into Lake Michigan on Sunday to help raise money for Special Olympics athletes.

A teenage girl who went missing from Wisconsin and authorities said was possibly in the Waukegan or Chicago area has been found dead in Lake Michigan in Kenosha. The National Center for Missing & ...

Discover the past of Chicago's emerald waters and the festivities that capture the spirit of St. Patrick's Day.

The dump — known as a confined disposal facility — was constructed in 1984 to store polluted sediment dredged from the ...

After yearslong litigation from residents and activists, and following recent opposition from the state of Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to expand ...

Roughly 4,800 people participated in the 25th annual Polar Plunge benefitting Special Children's Charities and Special ...

Controlling the source of the so-called forever chemicals can make the clean-up process more sustainable, according to a new ...

An unusually strong area of low pressure is forecasted to quickly intensify across the Great Plains Friday, leading to a threat of severe weather in the Chicago area.

The NWS issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook in Illinois, predicting severe thunderstorms, strong gusts and high temperatures later this week.