National Weather Service officials called an air quality alert in effect until midnight as well as a beach hazard warning.

Chicago's 20th Ward Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor is amplifying elder voices with a proposed Senior Bill of Rights and a call to restore the city's Department of Aging.

CHICAGO - Showers and thunderstorms are passing through the Chicago area on Friday afternoon, posing flash flooding risks.

Friday’s heavy rain caused lots of flooding on the city’s Southwest Side and neighboring suburbs, and affected residents want ...

Chicago faced severe flooding, funnel clouds, and Con Friday, with more storms expected Saturday, capping a week of intense ...

Heavy rains Friday left behind water-clogged streets along I-55 and in Chicago Lawn, Inglewood, Hyde Park and areas just ...

A ground stop has been issued at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport amid a round of afternoon storms. The FAA said ...

A ground stop is in place at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport due to the threat of strong-to-severe thunderstorms ...

Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner ...

Jack in the Box has a jack-of-all-trades kind of menu. After a decades-long absence, the fast-food brand is returning to the Chicago area, with Jack in the Box restaurants getting ready to open in ...

After a couple of days of cooler temperatures and mostly overcast skies in the Chicago area, humidity and likely thunderstorms are returning to the region to start the weekend.

1995: The temperature hit 106 degrees at Chicago’s Midway Airport and hovered between the high 90s and low triple digits for the next five days.