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…
Chicago police plan DUI patrolsThe Chicago Police Department will be conducting DUI Saturation patrols this weekend ...
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Democratic leadership gets behind Williamson’s ...Republican Amy Grant, R-47th, was first elected to the state House in ...
