Adriana Pérez

Videos shared on social media show man struggling on the ground while a federal agent keeps him in a headlock.

Videos shared on social media show man struggling on the ground while a federal agent kept him in a headlock.

Tenants say new landlord is demanding they pay on average 60% higher rent.

The crowds were considerably thinner. In previous years, sidewalks would be packed, making it impossible to walk along the parade route, attendees noted.

The pollutants that were pumped into the river, unregulated for decades, pose the biggest threat to its ecosystem.

In Illinois and the rest of the country, extreme heat, flooding and tornadoes have accelerated with climate change. Critics vow to sue.

Insurance companies have reported rising hail damage claims from homeowners due to severe storms.

They want the fossil fuel industry — instead of taxpayers — to be responsible for funding green, resilient infrastructure and disaster response.

Racing tires are shredded into quarter-sized chips that can be used as aggregate in roadbeds, landfill liners and landscaping products.

The 739 deaths in 1995 was the deadliest weather event in Illinois history and redefined Chicago’s emergency response and disaster preparedness.

After the ordinance’s April introduction, stalled hearings will likely delay a review process that already takes months.

Hazy skies from fires are reminiscent of 2023 when Chicago was the second-most-polluted major city in the country.

65 miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones contains many of the world’s best-preserved, most diverse fossils.

A tall, imposing plume of agricultural sediment blew from central Illinois and over dry farmland to envelop Chicago, dropping visibility to near zero last week during a type of dust storm mostly se…

Auburn Gresham campus that composts and creates energy aims to redefine waste management

Scientists say the Trump administration’s embrace of de-extinction won’t help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray wolf.

A hotspot from underneath Earth’s crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished carving out and filling with water millions of years later.

Some activists feel left out because they can’t review the ordinance before its expected City Council introduction in mid-April.

Union steward says administration hasn’t considered how changes will lower the quality of life for Americans and slow site cleanups.

25-year-old Matthew Richtman, who grew up in Elburn, became the first American man to win the Los Angeles Marathon in 31 years Sunday.