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Danny Gustafson sits quietly at the counter, sipping a milky coffee. He stares at the wall and twiddles an unlit cigarette in his fingers. It’s 3:58 a.m. His mind wanders. He remembers his late father, who brought him to Chicago in 1965. He thinks about his work as a repairman, …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this powerful heat-trapping gas are likely much higher than what is being reported, according to a new study analyzing landfills in Illinois and seven other states.Released Thursday by the environmental nonprofit Industrious Labs, …

As Landon Diaz has sharpened his skills during his four varsity seasons, Waukegan has improved year over year but still lost more often than won. Throughout it all, Diaz’s love for the sport and his team didn’t waver. “I’m really grateful to play for Waukegan,” he said. “I’m really fortunate …

When Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay left his home in present-day DeKalb County to visit family in Kansas, he returned just weeks later to seized lands. The U.S. government had illegally auctioned off the 1,280-acre reservation.“They said he abandoned his land and sold it,” said Joseph Rupnick, the chairman of Prairie Band …

That junior outside hitter Ben Boron is a volleyball star for Grayslake Central might not seem surprising. After all, his father, Grzegorz Boron, played the sport for Opole University of Technology in Poland, and his family watched it on TV when he was growing up, according to his mother, Gosia …

After weeks of area college students protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as part of a nationwide movement, leaders of Chicago’s Jewish community responded Wednesday by demanding action against hate speech as a group of Northwestern students filed suit against their school for allowing protests there to become “increasingly hostile …

Hydrologist Stephen McCracken has dedicated his career to conserving river ecosystems. But no project would consume more of his life than the historic Graue Mill dam. In 2007, he surveyed the murky waters surrounding the Oak Brook structure. Within a few years, he was certain that the dam — adjacent …

Jackson Kern’s freshman season for Libertyville was an auspicious one. The 6-foot Kern made the varsity team as libero, joining a large group of seniors a year after the Wildcats played in the state semifinals. “He stood out as somebody who could handle himself on the court,” Libertyville coach Jenny …

Vernon Hills’ Ben Miller gave volleyball a try with a group of friends at Hawthorn Middle School North when he was 12. He discovered it’s much different from the other sports he had played, like soccer and baseball. “I just thought it’s a sport that not many people are into,” …

The worried father stood watch throughout the night Monday as his 5-year-old suffered through a strong fever. He put rags on her forehead, forced her to drink sips of water and tried to calm her down. The Venezuelan man said he had pleaded for help from staff that night at …

The sun beat down as Liz Ricketts peered over a wooden bridge on Rosewood Beach in Highland Park. Below her, a narrow stream carved through the sand, flowing from a grove of barren trees into Lake Michigan.Through the murky water, littered with leaves, she spotted two rainbow trout lingering along …

Vicenta Buitrago stood in line for three hours at the Sheridan Market food pantry on a recent afternoon. The small waiting room was packed, and guests spilled out the front door onto the sidewalk. Despite the wait, the Colombian migrant left beaming, pushing a grocery cart piled high with an …

Most weekends at the Randolph Street Market, Helena Kim can be found with her head inside the lining of a vintage Coach purse. After finding and restoring more than 30, she knows a good piece of leather by touch.

As flu season continues in Chicago, some hospitals are reinstating mask mandates.

CTA employees discovered a woman unresponsive with apparent lacerations and trauma to her face on a train car overnight, Chicago police said.

The slaying of two young mothers shot in a Cicero home Tuesday night, followed by the apparent suicide of the gunman, took a turn Wednesday morning when a baby first reported to be unharmed in the shooting was admitted to a Chicago hospital with serious wounds.

In 2019, Chicago software company ActiveCampaign decided to open an office in Europe to be closer to international clients. The fast-growing startup did more than half its business internationally, and a new satellite office in Sydney, Australia, was proving to be too far from European markets.

When Alfonso Arroyo sat down at a bus stop in March 2018, he had no idea he was about to meet his future wife.

Three people were shot in a home in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood early Monday, one critically and one fatally, after several shots were fired through their window.

Lincoln Park Zoo vaccination program in Tanzania helps lead global fight against rabies.

To his 7th-grade basketball team, coach Jeff Kenny's blindness is no obstacle to hoops success.

As a plastic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, Dr. Sumanas Jordan knows transgender and nonbinary patients can have unique needs. About half of her patients come in for gender-affirming surgeries, and their tests and treatments often lead to deep conversations about gender identity.

A cross-country charcuterie con job came to a close Friday afternoon when a custom Slim Jim promotional car stolen in California was discovered outside of Chicago.

A 5-year-old girl was killed in a house fire in Englewood early Tuesday morning, according to police and fire officials.

Rocky’s Bar opened on the 100 level of the United Center on Tuesday night, honoring a late Blackhawks chairman with craft cocktails and family photos.

As Chicago prepares for another influx of migrants over the holidays, Portage Park residents reacted Monday night to plans for a temporary migrant shelter opening next month in a local church building.

The fire started in a 4th-floor unit at the Ella Flagg Young Apartments at 4645 N. Sheridan Rd., according to the fire department. At least three people were removed from the scene.

An Elk Grove Village man fatally shot by police on Dec. 1 called 911 himself to warn he planned to “hurt someone,” according to recordings released Monday.