Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Search results for keyword: environment found in 389 News.

elections
  • by david hall
RNC security plan allows guns within blocks of convention, ACLU forges ahead with lawsuit on protest restrictions

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said law enforcement groups have been prepping for more than a year and have coordinated with 15 public safety entities — including the Chicago Police Department.

weather
  • by david hall
Chicago’s streak of very warm nighttime temperatures ends, though 5-day averages are historic

The city recorded four nights of lows in the 70s. Nighttime heat can be dangerous for the elderly, and for those without air conditioning, there are almost no options to cool off.

environment
  • by david hall
Pilsen ‘serial polluter’ Sims Metal should not get city permit, groups say

The scrap metal business seeks the same type of operating permit that was denied to the relocated General Iron on the Southeast Side.

news
  • by david hall
Tips for Chicagoans on how to prevent heat stroke and other hot weather-related illnesses

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are the two most severe illnesses to watch for amid rising temperatures.