Low income families that use LINK cards at farmer’s markets will get more for their money.

The Blue Waters supercomputer may help predict the weather.

Ten years ago, 15,000 protesters marched onto Lake Shore Drive and snarled traffic in both directions.

Chicago has been holding strong to a record number of days without snowfall. But that could come to an end on Thursday. Forecasters are predicting at least 1 to 3 inches of the fluffy white stuff.According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Amy Sceley, the winter storm is moving in

Chicago-based United Continental Holdings has finally agreed to a new contract with its pilots union.After two and a half years of negotiations, the pilots of United and Continental represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, approved the joint collective bargaining agreement on Friday.The agree

Free winter event lets people enjoy nature, right in the city.

The BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana plans to expand its air monitoring system and will make daily emissions reports available to the public.It's part of an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency that BP must invest more than $400 million to install pollution controls and cut emission