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Birds could have a safer flight path thanks to a new Lake County policy that requires newly constructed county-owned buildings to use at least 80% bird-friendly glass on the exteriors. The policy, which took effect immediately after approval by the Lake County Board on May 14, aims to mitigate the hazards for birds posed by buildings, particularly collisions with glass surfaces. All new county facilities, as well as renovations or additions to current structures, must use at least 80% bird-friendly... Читать дальше...

Three school buses from Reed-Custer Schools were involved in a crash Tuesday morning on I-55 in the Chicago suburbs, according to Illinois State Police.

Heightened in-home gun safety, automated license plate camera readers and police drones are among the new public safety initiatives undertaken by the Buffalo Grove Police Department, officials say. In a video interview with Village President Eric Smith and police Chief Brian Budds posted recently to YouTube, the village announced that the new public safety initiatives were also announced to village residents in an electronic newsletter. Budds, who joined the village a year-and-a-half ago, said he... Читать дальше...

The board also directed the administration to prepare to sell $26.2 million life safety bonds, using $10 million to $12 million in cash reserves and explore leasing district-owned land to a community solar energy program to generate income for repairs the most pressing needs at the 115-year-old Central Campus.

As temperatures rise in the Chicago area, cicadas are beginning to emerge from their underground burrows. Thanks to a Park Ridge man, enthusiasts now have a platform to share photos and even swap recipes across the state.

National Weather Service officials were expecting highs Tuesday in the 90s with an elevated risk of tornado risk and 75 mph wind in portions of north central and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

Officers responded to a possible overdose where four males and a woman taken to local hospitals Monday night, Chicago police said.

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a fatal accident overnight in the McKinley Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

A 28-year-old man was listed in critical condition after being wounded overnight in an armed robbery at a gas station in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.

A defense witness in Donald Trump’s hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove from the trial over his behavior will return to the stand Tuesday as the trial nears its end.

Five years after pledging to firm up recordkeeping on incidents where police officers point their weapons at people while performing their duties, the Chicago Police Department is still chasing goals outlined in a federal consent decree guiding reform.

Unorthodox plan would have state set aside unspecified funding for a women’s sports stadium if public financing is OK'd for new Chicago Bears or White Sox stadiums.

Historians agree there are similarities between the protest movements, such as themes of international injustice, criticism of higher education systems.

On May 21, 1955, Chuck Berry recorded his first single, “Maybellene,” for Chess Records in Chicago.

The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down, a departure that follows the release earlier this month of a damning report about the agency’s toxic workplace culture.

Hazing lawsuits from five ex-Northwestern football players will go to trial jointly with the suit brought by former head coach Patrick Fitzgerald, a Cook County judge ruled Monday.

A five-time felon on parole for a federal weapons conviction was ordered held without bond Monday on charges he opened fire down a busy street across from Wrigley Field earlier this month.

Ben Weese, an architect and historic preservationist who was part of the “Chicago Seven” architectural group that sought a more inclusive view of the city's architectural legacy, has died.