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Homeless people scrambled to find shelter, schools shut down and plumbers wrestled with frozen pipes Tuesday as the upper Midwest endured a third straight day of bitter cold temperatures.

The state of Illinois is investing $1 million to bring ultra-high speed Internet service to the Chicago suburb of Evanston.

The city of Chicago is getting a $15 million low-interest loan to help replace aging drinking-water mains and pipes.

The draft of a new report on climate change minces no words — global warming could have severe impacts. Here's what it means for the Midwest.

Internet activist Aaron Swartz's father told his son's suburban Chicago funeral that the Reddit co-founder was 'killed by the government.'

A recent Stanford University study about the health value of organic produce stirred up a lot of conversation. Is organic produce overrated? Is sustainable produce too costly in terms of price or carbon footprint?

Authorities at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have held up a shipment of 18 human heads sent from Rome and bound for a facility in the U.S. where they would be used in anatomical research.