More than 500 cases of free water distributed to Gary residents impacted by storms
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The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.
We know how important clean water is, but tricky chemicals that get into our water can be hard to detect, posing dangers to our water systems and our health – until now.
The city of Aurora, Illinois has issued an alert for residents about elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of some homes.
Aqua Illinois says its water is safe to drink in the south suburbs again.
Issues with unsafe drinking water from Aqua Illinois have now expanded to University Park, Illinois, as Governors State University sent out an alert to its community Monday morning.
The university said a drinking water alert has been issued for the University Park area due to elevated levels of nitrates in the Kankakee River, which may be harmful to infants under 6 months old. Tara Molina reports.
The utility said samples taken at its Kankakee Water Treatment Plant showed high levels of nitrates, which could make it unsafe for infants under 6 months, pregnant women, and people with certain health conditions to drink.
34 million people live in one of these major U.S. cities that's sinking, new research shows. See if your area is on the list — and how quickly the land is moving.
Residents of the southwest suburb took their concerns to city leaders Wednesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe.
The EPA issued the first-ever national regulation limiting the amount of certain PFAS in drinking water. Here's what to know about potential health impacts of "forever chemicals."
The study also found that predominantly Black and Latino populations were disproportionately less likely to be tested for lead, but also disproportionately exposed to contaminated drinking water.
The study finds two thirds of children under the age of 6 are estimated to have been exposed to lead through their drinking water. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
For Chicago residents whose home was built before 1986, there's a good chance a lead pipe services their house. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new rules last week calling for all lead pipes to be removed in a decade. As CBS 2's Noel Brennan reported, that would be a difficult task in Chicago.
City workers posted the notices across the community, blindsiding many, especially those who have paid rent, which covers water, every month on time.
South suburban Dixmoor's troubled water system is getting a federal lifesaver with crews finally breaking ground on a new water main system. Still, officials said the federal help is a small fraction of what's needed.
A group of Illinois Democrats in Congress are pushing for a probe into the DHS and federal agents' use of excessive force during the Operation Midway Blitz immigration crackdown in Chicago.
A Delta Air Lines flight from New York declared an emergency as it landed in Chicago on Wednesday.
A woman from Hazel Crest is charged in a fatal rollover crash on I-57 in Harvey over the holiday weekend that injured seven people, including four toddlers, and killed a baby.
Every recommendation in the latest state audit of DCFS — covering home safety checks, aftercare services, medical screenings, and staffing — was also issued in a 2022 audit, with the agency still not in full compliance.
Staff and customers at a beloved bookstore in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood mourned the manager of the store this week, after he was killed in a car crash.
Illinois' legislature will once again soon find itself without a legislative inspector general. Michael McCuskey will resign that watchdog post amid criticism about his ability to handle investigations.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit over the use of a controversial data system to review state voter rolls.
Brooks is seeking to stand out with a platform centering on revitalizing city neighborhoods and new means of promoting public safety.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Frankfort police said they had no updates in the Tuesday afternoon incident. Lauren Victory reports.
It’s Life Insurance Awareness Month, and according to a recent study, nearly half of Americans say they would have trouble paying living expenses within six months of their primary wage earner’s death. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger explains the importance of life insurance.
Students at Lincoln-Way East High School in Chicago’s southern suburbs were set to walk out of class Wednesday, following two alleged racist incidents involving students from another school. Darius Johnson reports.
All 125 passengers and five crew members got off the plane safely.
Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before. Lauren Victory reports.
Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before.
A group of Illinois Democrats in Congress are pushing for a probe into the DHS and federal agents' use of excessive force during the Operation Midway Blitz immigration crackdown in Chicago.
A Delta Air Lines flight from New York declared an emergency as it landed in Chicago on Wednesday.
A woman from Hazel Crest is charged in a fatal rollover crash on I-57 in Harvey over the holiday weekend that injured seven people, including four toddlers, and killed a baby.
Every recommendation in the latest state audit of DCFS — covering home safety checks, aftercare services, medical screenings, and staffing — was also issued in a 2022 audit, with the agency still not in full compliance.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to nine games over Chicago by coming from behind to defeat the Cubs for a second straight day.
Chicago's Kyle Teel hit his second homer in two games and singled. Munetaka Murakami struck out four times.
Braxton Jones will be the Chicago Bears' starting left tackle for Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. It's the fifth straight season he will start there, after beating out three others for the job during training camp.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
The Cubs fell eight games back of the MLB-leading Brewers in the NL Central after losing the opener of this three-game series.
Gaming machines were irreparably damaged when burglars hit a restaurant in Schaumburg, Illinois, early Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Corie Walsh was actively texting in a group about the Lindsay Clancy case hours before her 2-year-old son Barrett died, though they said they do not believe it was a copycat case.
A woman was set to appear in court Monday in a shooting that left a man dead in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood last week.
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized early Monday after being shot in Chicago's Chatham community.
A man was killed in a shooting Sunday night on the western edge of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
