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Ice is rebuilding to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; though the forecast snow could alter conditions ...

A new survey suggests some South Siders believe Hyde Park extends far beyond its community area boundaries — and even extends ...

Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.

Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu ...

CHICAGO - The avian flu outbreak that has killed millions of chickens nationwide, driving up the price of eggs, is now ...

One of the houses is a Frank Lloyd Wright house. The other just so happens to have a connection to CBS and Chicago broadcast history.

Over the weekend and early Monday morning, a large number of dead birds were seen washed up on numerous beaches along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

From Hyde Park to Wilmette, wildlife monitors say they’ve discovered around 300 red-breasted mergansers dead or dying since ...

CHICAGO – Two men have been charged after a deadly attack in Norwood Park on Sunday night. Chicago police said 21-year-old Geiderwuin Morales and 29-year-old Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado have each ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Park District ... The lifeguards will fill roles at the park district's 22 lakefront beaches, 1 inland beach and 77 indoor and outdoor pools. The next swim skills ...