Residents can also vote early in person at the County Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. up until Feb. 24 Monday through ...

A wildfire at Bobolink Meadow, part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Bartel Grasslands complex near Tinley Park, ...

Investigators said the fire Monday night was started by a person, but it was not clear if the fire was intentional or an ...

The combination of strong winds, dry conditions, and warm temperatures increases the risk of wildfires, particularly in ...

A two-alarm fire occurred in a Cook County forest preserve, starting after 6 p.m. The fire is 100% contained, though the ...

The Lift NOW emergency shelter was assembled last week — just in time for last weekend's dangerously cold temperatures.

The number of copper thefts in the Quad Cities has skyrocketed over the past few years, impacting everything from farms to ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed the buck when asked about the public’s anger over the state’s response to the devastating wildfires engulfing Los Angeles — instead claiming local leaders ...

More than 153,000 Angelenos are under evacuation orders. While the fierce Santa Ana winds eased on Friday night, the Palisades fire on the city’s western edge shifted towards the affluent ...

A jury convicted an Illinois man Wednesday of setting the Lake County Jail lobby on fire on June 5, 2023. Terrance Craig, 42, of Ford Heights, was charged with two counts of arson and one count of ...

The percentage refers to how much of the fire’s perimeter has barriers to keep it from advancing. Control lines do not have to be connected, so a fire may be partially contained in different areas.