It's been 125 years since the Chicago River was famously reversed by creating the 28-mile Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

City crews are going to have to sharply increase efforts to remove the lines from homes and two- and four-flats to comply ...

For years, Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) has pushed to bring more public toilets to the city. The free restroom, estimated to ...

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More than 420 anti-science bills attacking public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been ...

Pat Cleary, president of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2, expressed relief over Thursday's nearly unanimous City Council vote to ratify a six-year contract.

Two individuals are accused of trying to pay their water utility bill with methamphetamine and a forged check after dropping off an envelope overnight in Trinity County. Suriname Is About to Be One of ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty. So far, Mexico has paid less than ...

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he has had conversations with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state legislative leaders about "progressive revenue." The mayor spoke Tuesday at City ...

Ashburn is a largely middle-class, predominately African American, Hispanic, and Latino community on Chicago’s far Southwest Side. The community borders two neighboring suburbs and is known for its ...