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 ...

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

1949: Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino, aka “Tokyo Rose,” whose family lived in Chicago, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. She was convicted on one count of treason for broadcasting ...

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin will pay a $30,000 fine to settle two ethics cases stemming from findings that she misused taxpayer resources for personal and political purposes and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A north Houston couple told ABC13 they received a phone call two weeks ago from the City of Houston water department claiming the couple hadn't paid their water bill for 9 ...

A former Chicago police officer must pay $4,515 and serve 18 months on probation after he admitted to dodging parking tickets and moving violations by giving false statements or providing fraudulent ...

The Chicago city council voted unanimously Thursday to pay $90 million for 176 people who were victims of a corrupt former police sergeant. The settlement puts to rest 180 lawsuits related to people ...

The agreement to resolve scores of lawsuits was a significant blow to a city facing budget challenges, but not as pricey as some officials had feared. By Mitch Smith Chicago City Council members ...

More recently, Lance Johnston, a recent college graduate, lost $4,000 in West Town. After leaving a doctor’s office, Johnston was approached by a group of men who said they were collecting money for a ...

Hundreds of swimmers in Chicago joined the first open-water event on the Chicago River in a century, celebrating the city's progress in restoring a waterway once considered a toxic wasteland. Cities ...