Ernest A. West Jr., 51 pleaded guilty to an unlawful gun possession charge and had the remaining charges dropped against him in exchange for his plea.

Nearly 20 years after an EPA project manager told state and federal health officials about a long-demolished lead smelter that once operated on the site of a public housing complex and elementary ...

An East Chicago man is facing charges he sold fentanyl to a man who fatally overdosed in August 2023. Theodis Jackson, 45, was charged on Oct. 3 with Dealing in a Controlled Substance Resulting in ...

Chicago's health department urged anyone who has eaten a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger and experienced E. coli symptoms to seek medical attention amid a… The Chicago Department of Public Health ...

The Chicago Department of Public Health said while no cases of E. coli related to the outbreak have been reported in Chicago or Illinois so far, it is aware of cases being reported across the U.S.