Hundreds of thousands of acres of land in central and western Nebraska are burning as the state fights to control the largest fires in its history.

After a week of giving back to the fans and youth, Derrick Rose will be honored by the Chicago Bulls, who plan to retire his jersey next season.

June 19 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease, and the challen...

Authorities say a man stole a custom-made violin about 9 p.m. Friday night on a Blue Line train near 117 W. Lake St. No one is in custody.

White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

Thousands of transgender people and their allies took to the streets of Chicago on March 30 in a powerful celebration of the trans community and call to action amid growing attacks on its rights. The Rally for Trans Visibility was organized by Trans Up Front Illinois, a new group that formed earlier this year to protest pauses on gender-affirming care for youth…

More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back.

Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

We are not trying to set the stage for Paul Vallas, or the return of Rahm Emanuel, in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson needs us.

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...

RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order ensuring that all federal agencies are

A world-first facility has a new way to break down ‘unrecyclable’ plastic waste.