The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was dug to help change the flow of the Chicago River when it opened in 1900. Now the ...

Chicago was once the fastest growing city in the world. Daniel breaks down the Chicago Map and how the mouth of a river became the site of skyscrapers, art, and bridges.

In February, the Illinois EPA found that the Chicago metropolitan area hadn’t met the Biden-era federal air quality standards from 2021 to 2023, the most recent three years of data.

The first time was on May 7, 2023, but that warning did not involve the Chicago metropolitan area. Friday's warning was the first dust storm warning that included the city itself.