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CHICAGO — Eating just one freshwater fish a year can dramatically increase the amount of toxic forever chemicals coursing through a person’s blood, according to a new study that reflects more than a half-century of pollution contaminating the Great Lakes and rivers nationwide.

The events calendar for McCormick Place, Chicago's massive convention complex, is filling up, with interest mounting among potential attendees and exhibitors, and that means 2023 could be the year convention travelers return in big numbers to downtown Chicago, providing a much-needed boost to hotels still suffering from the ongoing pandemic.

Fishing along the Chicago lakefront, an avid fisherman landed a rare fish that immediately became his all-time favorite catch.

Forecasters say a storm set to drop into California early this week will ultimately unleash multiple areas of hazardous weather.

CHICAGO — In his closing remarks before a vote on a sweeping firearms ban, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon pushed back at critics who contended the prohibitions would violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Carla Knorowski dried off her tears and got to work after a fire ripped through the historic French cathedral in 2019.

At Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, fans of the art form have a rare chance to see visiting troupes from around the world.

The new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT can churn out convincing essays. Until Chicago has guidelines, make clear to students: Do your own work.

On Jan. 10, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which prohibits the sale and distribution of assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines and gun switches in Illinois, effective immediately.

The daily threat to our health and financial security from relying on gas are real. We have the blueprint for policies that will make the transition to all-electric buildings happen, but the transition must happen equitably.

By noon, several hundred union members gathered at the quad for a rally with officials including Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th).