In backyards and community gardens across Chicago, growers tend fruit and vegetable crops as diverse as the city they live in. Most have one thing in common — lead lurking in the…
SPRINGFIELD – After years of work by environmental activists to push action on the issue, the Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued findings and recommendations related to the…
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate advanced a bill Thursday, May 9 that is aimed at ensuring safe closure of toxic coal ash pits left behind by power plants. “When you burn coal…
SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution, a group of state lawmakers from both legislative chambers touted a series of bills Tuesday that would…
This story is part of Chronicle Media’s ongoing series looking at how funds from the Volkswagen settlement could be used to affect Illinois air quality. Michelle Hoppe Villegas uses…
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Berwyn man charged in homicideA 27-year-old Berwyn man has been charged in connection with an alleged ...
Chicago woman grows her presence ...Chicago resident Lizzy Lopez was wondering what do with land her father ...Keegan new St. Charles top ...The St. Charles City Council has unanimously approved the appointment of James ...
