Cook County and Chicago are under an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning, a Heat Advisory has been issued for the ...

Some in the Chicago area woke up to heavy downpours, with more rain and stronger storms possible through the afternoon.

A significant overhaul of public transit in the Chicago area to address a looming fiscal cliff stalled in the House over the weekend.

While the mosquitoes tested positive in both counties ... water around houses to eliminate potential mosquito breeding sites. Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago.

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has awarded a $3.6 million, three-year grant to the Medill Local News Initiative at ...

The Chicago area is under an air quality alert Thursday due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. Environmental officials said the pollutants from the smoke will be sticking around the area through at ...

Environmental officials said the pollutants from the smoke will be sticking around the area through at least Friday at midnight. Most of the Chicago area are under the "unhealthy for all" category.

As May 31 this year came and went and Illinois lawmakers passed a roughly $55 billion state spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, a $771 million budget ...

A dust storm, also known as a haboob, forms when strong, straight-line winds meet soil residue sitting among crops, ...

WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — Several counties in the ... occurred at around 9:15 p.m. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, Illinois, was seen pacing in front of the ...