Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day 110 years ago, a ship in the Chicago River between LaSalle Drive and Clark Street was loaded with more than 2,500 ...

CHICAGO — John Updike was visiting family in Brooklyn on September 11, 2001. He wrote later about watching Manhattan explode and crumble that day as if it were episodic TV, a perfect day with perfect ...

The destruction caused by the summer storms was enough that past presidents likely would have approved requests for federal assistance. President Donald Trump, who has assailed Illinois’ governor and ...

Park Community Church is partnering with Chicago emergency officials to conduct a safety drill. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Being prepared for disasters is important, which is why emergency leaders are teaming ...

Chicago and Cook County have issued disaster proclamations after more than 100 homes were reported as being destroyed by flooding in late July. According to the joint proclamation issued by Chicago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump, who has assailed Illinois' governor and its largest city, denied disaster aid to thousands of Chicago ...

The city of Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois are appealing President Donald Trump’s denial last week of a disaster declaration that would have unlocked federal financial assistance for ...

Chicago, IL, May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Side Seniors, a coalition of elders dedicated to the disaster recovery of Chicago's West Side communities, has expressed significant concerns ...