The FDA webpage had a stark warning: Some purported autism “cures” or treatments, including chlorine dioxide and raw camel milk, are dangerous and make misleading claims. Under RFK Jr.’s leadership, that advisory is gone. (Published Feb.)

A test sampling of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River and other waterways across Illinois found tiny plastics present, posing potential threats to human health and damage to the environment, according to an advocacy group.

Pocos residentes de Chicago compran seguros contra inundaciones. ¿Deberían hacerlo? chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/...

Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here's what to know about flood insurance.

Clientes de ComEd podrían enfrentar un aumento de dos dígitos en sus facturas de luz chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/...

ComEd electric customers will see at least a 12% jump in monthly charges starting in June as big data centers increase demand for power and an unrelated consumer credit ends.

Every day, 20,000 semi-trucks roll in and out of sprawling warehouses along I-80 south of Chicago, carrying good for retailers like Amazon and Target. What's it like to live near one of them? Many residents say it's miserable.

WATCH: Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix this town’s housing crisis. To this day, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. A $590,000 deposit for the printer was forfeited. And the more reporter Molly Parker asked questions, the weirder things got: propub.li/4nlU1VD

For the first time in more than a century, an eaglet has hatched within Chicago’s city limits. The baby bird hatched at a nest at a park near the Calumet River, the park district says.

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A new study found that over 70 percent of marine protected areas are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants—making corals and other marine life more vulnerable to climate change.

📣A must-read: Flooding in Chicago is getting worse. Here's why & what you can do about it, via @brettchase.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com: tinyurl.com/3yyw72mw @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social

Pollution is making Iowans sick, a new report from the Harkin Institute and the Iowa Environmental Council finds.

A planned data center in Michigan would use renewables and flexibility to meet most of its demand, while a planned facility in Ohio could go in a different direction—highlighting a contrast in choices between emphasizing cleaner energy sources and relying on fossil fuels.

China is highly dependent on Middle Eastern oil and gas. But its pivot to electrification and clean energy is helping protect the country from the fallout of the war in Iran.

New federal workforce figures show the radical change at EPA in the first year of the Trump administration Among the 4,000 employees who departed in 2025 were scientists responsible for breakthroughs in testing for health risks of biopersistent chemicals.

Exposure to pollution is a choice, former EPA experts say in a new report. And Trump’s EPA is choosing to make Americans sicker.

“Everybody has pretty much had enough”: Why Pennsylvania residents are organizing to stop data center development.

The Trump administration has officially denied an appeal from the state of Illinois for disaster relief funds for summer storms last year that affected 438,000 residents in five Illinois counties.

Zillow scrubbed climate risk data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned about its impact on home prices. A plugin in development would restore that data.

The American Red Cross warned of a severe blood supply shortage on Jan. 20, ahead of extreme winter weather conditions across the country. Local health care specialists urge people to get out and donate.

A group of hundreds, many of them nurses still wearing badges after walking from their nearby hospitals, performed a Nightingale Tribute — a traditional send off for nurses — for Alex Pretti, who was killed Saturday by immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis.

Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich, along with Roman Catholic leaders in Newark and D.C., calls out Trump admin for actions in Venezuela, threats toward Greenland. By @brettchase.bsky.social As always no paywall at Suntimes.com (though it might ask for your email) chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...

Residents say the odors are so strong they feel ill and it’s impossible to spend time outdoors. They have until Friday to decide if they want to be included or opt out of a class action lawsuit.

More than 100 people gathered under the Little Village arch Wednesday night for a vigil in solidarity with Minneapolis, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a driver earlier in the day.

Jeff Tweedy's 30-song release Twilight Override was my favorite album of 2025. Check out the full list in comments.

A Chicago Sun-Times political reporter fulfills a teenage dream by joining the White Sox beat, drawing parallels between sports and government coverage.

Chicago lost notable figures in 2025 — a larger-than-life artist, a basketball devotee nun, an Italian beef evangelist and a barkeep from Bridgeport among them.

Construction workers at the Obama Presidential Center have begun installing 5-foot letters from a speech the former president delivered in 2015 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights marches.

The state accused a suburban business of breaking environmental laws after even more asphalt was found in the Sanitary and Ship Canal more than 10 months after a spill of almost a half million gallons of the hot liquid substance.

Propietario de planta del lado sureste pagará al estado de Illinois $125,000 por emisiones de gas dañino chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/...

Raids, protests, shootings, arrests, the use of tear gas — Sun-Times photojournalists captured these moments in hundreds of photos over the last several months.

Illinois is running out of power. The news is a blow to Gov. JB Pritzker’s climate change-fighting goals too, as demand from AI data centers soars while wind and solar development stalls.

A. Finkl & Sons, a Chicago steelmaker, agreed to add pollution controls and pay Illinois $125,000 to settle accusations of releasing excessive harmful gas in violation of environmental laws.

Latest column. In addition to his Millennium Park and other work, Gehry traveled the world with the Pritzkers, briefly held an ownership stake in the Inland Steel Building, was nicknamed 'Frankgooch' by Stanley Tigerman & appeared on The Simpsons.

Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.

Pritzker pide ayuda federal por desastre de inundaciones tras tormentas de verano chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/...

The state’s top environmental official says the feds stopped oversight of the cleanup of an oily mess in a Chicago waterway before the job was done.

PHOTOS: A pair of snowy owls have taken roost of Montrose Harbor Beacon Pier, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Two owls that landed on a pier near Montrose’s bird sanctuary have drawn hundreds hoping for a glimpse of the majestic species in an urban landscape. Word of the birds' arrival circulated on birder forums for a week.

The governor is asking the Trump administration to reverse course and provide money to help survivors of flooding across Chicago, Cook County and Illinois.

A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.

In one moment, more than 39,000 feet of lights wrapping the 68-foot Norwegian evergreen came to life, as fireworks lit up downtown Chicago and thousands let out a cheer for the holiday season.

I'm excited to be part of this!

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has spent years installing memorials throughout the city to honor those killed during the historic event. The latest additions were featured in a walking tour in the Loop on Saturday. trib.al/LCtDC50

Nearly half a million gallons of liquid asphalt spilled into the storied canal of the Chicago River earlier this year, leading to a massive EPA-led cleanup effort that continues almost nine months later.

State lawmakers send Gov. JB Pritzker a plan to increase power in Illinois as demand across the country is hitting ComEd and Ameren utility customers. trib.al/t7h6CCq

Half a dozen people have been detained Friday morning, including a faith leader as protests got underway at the Broadview ICE facility. trib.al/PshoVcb

More than a dozen people were detained by federal agents Thursday at the Swap-O-Rama flea market on Chicago’s Southwest Side, according to Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th).

A follow to this story I wrote earlier in October: States are now suing Trump for pulling solar funding. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...