Opponents of proposed General Iron plant on Southeast Side protest outside Lightfoot's office
Nearby Chicago residents say the metal shredding plant will bring large amounts of pollution with it and civil rights concerns.
Warmer weather will send gas prices soaring 'a lot higher,' analyst warns
Patrick de Haan notes 'all the ingredients' are present to spark $4 per gallon prices.
Environmental group calls for transparency over botched Hilco demolition
A local environmental group responded Thursday to the recent Inspector General's report on the botched Hilco demolition.
Shock waves detected in Chicago after volcano eruption in Tonga
A volcanic eruption Saturday in the South Pacific island nation of Tonga was so powerful that its shock wave caused changes in air pressure detected thousands of miles away in Chicago.
What's creating bizarre sand sculptures along Lake Michigan?
At first glance they look like the objects from an alien planet. Maybe Mars? Except there's a beach in the background and Mars doesn't have any of that. But where on Earth would someone find dozens of petrified totems of sand?
20 Yellowstone wolves killed by hunters after roaming from park
Hunters shot and killed a record number of Yellowstone National Park's renowned gray wolves that had roamed from the park in recent months.
After tornado kills 6 at Amazon, governor says climate change may force building code changes
"We're all quite well aware that storms are getting more severe, that climate change is affecting businesses and homes and individuals all across the nation, not to mention here in Illinois, and if we need to strengthen those codes because of climate change, we should go do that," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said.
How to watch: Geminid meteor shower to peak Monday night
If you’re outside overnight, look up. You might see a shooting star!
Hawaii sees snow after rare blizzard warning
Blizzard warnings for Hawaii are rare, but not unheard of. The Big Island has mountain peaks that reach nearly 14,000 feet (more than 4,200 meters).
Lakeview residents fight to save 100-year-old trees
In a city with so much old infrastructure, everybody wants improvements. But for some residents of Lakeview, those improvements are colliding with neighborhood treasures.
Historic United flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel takes off from O'Hare
United Airlines flies into the history books with a flight designed to drastically cut carbon emissions.
Mount Baldy in Indiana keeps slowly blowing inland
A towering sand dune at the Indiana Dunes National Park has kept up its inland creep, covering up an access road and threatening to bury a parking lot in the coming years.
Biden administration recommends overhaul of US oil and gas leasing
The Biden administration has recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water.
Alaskan town won’t see the sun again until January 2022
The sun has set on Utqiaġvik, Alaska, and won’t rise again until January 22, 2022.
Pritzker signs law to draw more electric car makers to Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Tuesday that he hopes will push Illinois closer to the goal of putting a million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.
Many Americans ingesting ‘cocktail’ of toxic chemicals from drinking water, study says
“For too many Americans, turning on their faucets for a glass of water is like pouring a cocktail of chemicals,” the Environmental Working Group said in its November report.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker speaks at international climate change conference
"I would like to see the National Republican party take a position of fighting climate change but I don't think that's gonna happen anytime real soon."
