Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that aims to increase pension benefits for Chicago police and firefighters.

Montana Division of Criminal Investigation administrator Lee Johnson says 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown fled The Owl Bar ...

Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air ...

Damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes will also be possible with these storms.Elsewhere, wildfire smoke from Canada ...

When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those breathing it.

Chicago had the worst air quality in the world for a few hours Thursday, thanks to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

While the haze slightly lifted Saturday morning, air quality levels are expected to worsen across the Chicago area over the ...

National Weather Service officials issued an air quality alert set to expire at midnight Saturday for the Chicago and ...