More than two-thirds of Chicago’s young children may be exposed to lead, study says
Chicago has some 400,000 lead pipes – and replacement of those pipes is slow-going.
Chicago has some 400,000 lead pipes – and replacement of those pipes is slow-going.
Cicadas, and the way they urinate, offer a ‘perfect’ lab for understanding fluid dynamics at very small scales, researchers say
Marlene Hopkins was the Buildings Department official in charge of reviewing plans for the 2020 Crawford coal plant implosion that blanketed the Southwest Side community in dust.
Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter expressing concern over costs of the $1 billion project and the burden to Illinois taxpayers.
Lab tests of hemp products sold in Chicago showed wildly varying levels of THC and unexpected cannabinoids in edibles and flowers. Lawmakers are calling for the items to be regulated.
For the first time in more than 200 years, two different groups of periodic cicadas will emerge at the same time. Here is everything you need to know about the natural phenomenon.
Chicago’s mayor said the 60-day limit on shelter stays would, after previous delays, finally be enforced Saturday, impacting potentially thousands. There would, however, continue to be exemptions.
In the late 1960s, Hazel Johnson was living in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side when her husband died of lung cancer. She also saw dozens of other people in her community suffering from respiratory issues and contracting cancer, despite having no family history of the disease.
The proposed legislation comes in response to the Alabama Supreme Court classifying fertilized human eggs as “children.”
The U.S. Supreme Court rolled back protections for wetlands last year, leaving states like Illinois vulnerable.