Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reveals that living in Chicago is equivalent to smoking 139 cigarettes annually due to air pollution. Despite its lakeside location and ...

The feds had ruled that City Hall violated residents’ civil rights in a case involving the relocation of the General Iron ...

Steel and coal-to-chemical industries have been migrating towards energy-rich western, central and southern China.

Chicago weather forecast Wednesday includes chance of severe storms; isolated tornado possible Wednesday will be very hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s. Between about 3 and 8 p.m., strong to ...

Air quality in the Chicago area has remained poor for three days in a row, the NBC 5 Storm Team reported Wednesday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An air quality alert was extended through Wednesday by the National Weather Service for the Chicago area.

Besides temperatures feeling in the high 90s Wednesday, Chicago and surrounding areas are under an air quality alert until ...

An Air Quality Alert has been issued through Tuesday for the Chicago area from wildfire smoke coming in from Canada.

Sensitive groups are advised to stay indoors and limit outdoor activities as pollution and ozone levels spike to unhealthy ...

Multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces are experiencing poor air quality from wildfire smoke. Here's where.

Thirty years after a heat wave left more than 700 people dead, Northwestern researchers asked residents to rank solutions for ...

As smoke from Canadian wildfires worsens air quality in Illinois, Dr. Brady Scott from Rush University explains how it affects your lungs and what you can do to stay safe.