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Chicago set for taste of summer as temps hit 80s, bringing a chance of showers through Saturday
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (401+ words) Chicagoans walk along the lake near Monroe Harbor on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to jump to 78 on Monday and 80 on Tuesday, staying in the mid 70s and low 80s through the end of the week. This week will bring a taste of…...
Illinois, Michigan give Big Ten two shots at ending quarter-century-long title drought. Is this the year?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (365+ words) Michigan's Aday Mara celebrates during the second half against Illinois at State Farm Center on Feb. 27, 2026 in Champaign. For only the fourth time in the 2000s, the Big Ten has two teams " Midwest Region No. 1 seed Michigan and South Region No....
Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums
2+ week, 4+ day ago (676+ words) A tornado damaged home can be seen from the air in Kankakee County after storms ripped through the area in March. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois home…...
Illinois regulators have little power to stop hospital closures. Lawmakers are stepping in.
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (992+ words) Black plastic covers the emergency room signs at West Suburban Medical Center on April 1 after the owner announced he was temporarily closing the Oak Park hospital. When West Suburban Medical Center abruptly closed its doors temporarily last month, saying it…...
HIV, AIDS infections up in Chicago after years of decline as cases rise among Latinos
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (1322+ words) Ricardo Jim'nez runs public health initiatives at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. He's trying to keep the center's HIV prevention programs going while infection rates are rising and funding is threatened. Ricardo Jim'nez feels like he's going crazy. The leader…...
Learning to make the best pizza in Chicago. .. inside Cook County Jail?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (40+ words) DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday his agency needs to "focus on cities that want to work with us." DHS is under its longest shutdown over a dispute about funding for the Immigration and. .. Why are we asking for donations?...
How Illinois' "check the box" college applications block some formerly incarcerated students
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (40+ words) DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday his agency needs to "focus on cities that want to work with us." DHS is under its longest shutdown over a dispute about funding for the Immigration and. .. Why are we asking for donations?...
After years of court oversight, Illinois prisons still aren't providing adequate healthcare
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (52+ words) DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday his agency needs to "focus on cities that want to work with us." DHS is under its longest shutdown over a dispute about funding for the Immigration and. .. Why are we asking for donations?...
Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (496+ words) Joe Greendyk, a seasonal fisheries technician with the Illinois Natural History Survey, attempts to catch a silver carp as he and other researchers use electric currents to stun fish to study invasive carp abundance in the Illinois River. This coverage…...
Why flooding is getting worse in Chicago
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (969+ words) " Below: Blamed in part on climate change and aging infrastructure, the threat of water ponding in your yard or basement is growing, putting health and homes at risk. " Plus: Faith leaders push back on the Trump administration's religious wartime rhetoric,…...