Extreme heat is heading to both coasts, bringing dangerously high temperatures to the Northeast, Northwest and Southwest.In ...

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump ...

Illinois has produced 78 Hall of Famers across nine professional sports, giving its residents a 1-in-163,934 chance of being ...

News Media Corp., an Illinois-based publisher, has announced the abrupt closure of dozens of newspapers across five states due to financial problems. The company said Thursday that it will shut ...

Chicago will see near-90 temperatures, high humidity, and poor air quality today, with storm chances returning tonight.

Millions of Americans have been urged to avoid driving amid concerns over high air pollution levels. Air quality alerts were issued across parts of Illinois, Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona on Thursday ...

I’ll tell ya, it’s about time we see some green pop up on our air quality map! That means the Air Quality Index (AQI) has ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An air quality alert has been extended for part of the Chicago area through Thursday. The alert for McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Cook and Will counties in Illinois ...

Thursday begins with a good deal of sunshine, but as temperatures heat up, clouds will build towards lunchtime and into the ...

Concern for poor air quality in the greater Chicago area remains as the Illinois EPA extends its alert until Thursday night.

As of Aug. 6, there are about 750 active Canadian wildfires, with at least 190 labeled “out of control,” according to the ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.