Madigan and his co-defendant, longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, are accused of running a “criminal enterprise,” which Schwartz told the jury was meant to “enhance and preserve Madigan’s ...

From the wildfires raging in Southern California to devastating floods on the eastern seaboard, the impact of those disasters ...

Insurance experts and watchdogs said the industry was among the first to take notice of climate change — and the rate ...

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm ... between Chicago and New York ...

Arctic air grips the central and eastern U.S., bringing record-breaking cold, dangerous wind chills, and historic snowfall.

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Chicago is experiencing dangerous cold weather with "astonishing" temperatures, as wind chills plunge as low as -23°F, posing significant risks to residents, according to a pricing culture analysis ...

The dangerous cold in the Chicago area this week has been keeping firefighters busy — battling the elements and even frozen ...

Sprinkles of snow are beginning to cake neighborhoods in Mobile, Ala., on the Gulf Coast. Meteorologists said the snowfall could break records. A local TV station showed a child decorating his snowman ...

Both Monday and Tuesday are non-attendance days for Chicago Public Schools students. Wind chills will be -15 to -30 Tuesday ...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued Cold Weather Advisories for the area through 3 pm on Tuesday. While it’s ...

Amtrak has expanded its list of train cancellations in and out of Chicago because of a forecast of “extremely cold ...