Tool shows history of heat-related deaths, demographics, land use and air conditioning access across communities.

This weekend marks three decades since the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 people over a five-day stretch of extreme temperatures.

In the middle of suburban Schaumburg, where you’d expect to find another shopping center or office park, there’s a 64-acre ...

In a world of frozen yogurt chains and designer gelato shops, Jaxson’s stands defiantly unchanged, proving that sometimes the ...

Several Chicago-area suburbs have been labeled "high-risk" for lead poisoning in children, health officials said Thursday.

Every Chicago ZIP code appears on an Illinois Department of Public Health list requiring that children be tested for lead ...

By this time next year, the state will require lead testing for all children statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health says.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has expanded its list of ZIP codes required to test for lead to include 180 new ZIP ...

Four zip codes are most at-risk when it comes to dangerous heat waves and temperatures like those arriving this weekend in the Chicago area.

Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

More zip codes added to lead testing More ZIP codes are being added to the lead testing list. The Illinois Department of ...