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…
Illinois communities welcome back ...
Fireworks shows celebrating Independence Day are returning after being shelved for nearly ...
Judge rips Heather Mack ...
An angry federal judge took defense attorney Jeffrey Steinback publicly to task ...
Bailey wins GOP nomination ...
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
Cookout cost climbs, but ...
The grocery bill for a summer cookout will cost U.S. consumers 17 ...
