Cheryl Johnson stands near the office of People for Community Recovery in Altgeld Gardens. Despite President Donald Trump’s orders to quash environmental justice, Johnson vows to “carry on to ...

After Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s cousin was murdered by her own ex-husband, the state’s top female elected official sat in front of lawmakers urging them to change policy to help law ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party. By Michael C ...

If Alex Outlaw doesn’t get monthly infusions of medication for Crohn’s disease, he experiences painful symptoms that can make it difficult to hold down a job. But he doesn’t make enough ...

Environmental advocates are suggesting ways residents can lower their emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone, which can cause respiratory issues. Correction: A previous version of this ...

State Sen. Shelley Mayer joins Sen. Pete Harckham in introducing legislation that would establish a state Office of Resilience to respond to climate-related threats. Mayer said she worked with ...

Some immigrant advocacy groups appear to have jumped the gun this week when they praised Gov. Kathy Hochul for supporting a bill that would expand sanctuary protections around the state. On Tuesday, ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposed to rename the “New York Strip Steak” the “Texas Strip” in order to “better market Texas beef” Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She ...

SOUTHERN COLORADO — Winter storms in Colorado bring all kinds of weather hazards from low visibility to slick roads, cold temperatures and strong winds. Here's a primer on what each of our ...

Disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has officially entered the race to replace disgraced current New York City mayor Eric Adams. Cuomo announced his long-expected comeback attempt with ...

President Trump said the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration's efforts to downsize the executive ...

When former President Joe Biden paused the Department of Energy’s approval of new natural gas exports last January — a move received positively by environmental advocates and scorned by fossil ...