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Mary Buchanan, 68, stands outside her home in West Garfield Park on March 21, 2024, examining the recent construction to her front lawn. She paid $12,000 to install a check valve to prevent waste water from flowing into her home the next time her neighborhood floods. Her basement was significantly damaged in July 2023 after a major storm.

Flooding is Illinois’ Most Threatening Natural Disaster. Are We Prepared?

When it comes to preventing severe flooding, there’s not one fix. Over the next few weeks, the Illinois Answers Project will examine what city and state agencies are doing to protect residents.

A computer illustration of the virus that causes smallpox. The virus was eradicated in 1980, but live samples are kept in two known labs for research.

Russian Lab Explosion Raises Question: Should Smallpox Virus Be Kept Or Destroyed?

The lab is one of two known places that store live samples of the virus that causes the disease. Scientists use them for research. But there is concern about accidental or intentional release.

A woman whose remains were discovered roughly 40 years ago by children in Southern California has been identified as Maritza Glean Grimmett. The remains, which were discovered in 1983 in what is now Lake Forest, Calif., were positively identified by investigators in the Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department.

A longtime mystery is solved, 41 years after kids found a woman’s skull in California

The mom whose remains were discovered in 1983 in what's now Lake Forest, Calif., was positively identified Friday by authorities as Maritza Glean Grimmett, says the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Attorney General Seeks Clarification on Hospital Charity Ruling

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office is asking a state appellate court to hold back enforcement of its ruling on a part of a state law that…

Philadelphia criticized for how it's spending millions from opioid lawsuits

Philadelphia has disputed a state ruling that it should not have spent money from opioid-related legal settlements on home repairs and small businesses in an area ravaged by the drug epidemic.

In this undated photograph, Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is holding one of her sons, John. Lucio is set to be executed on April 27 for the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter Mariah.

Lawyers hope new evidence can stop Texas woman Melissa Lucio's execution

Lawyers say an ambiguous statement by Lucio during questioning was wrongly interpreted by prosecutors as a murder confession, during the investigation into her daughter Mariah's 2007 death.

An election worker tears off "I Voted" stickers during the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center on Tuesday in Fairfax, Va.

With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push

After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.

Amid E. Coli Outbreak, Chipotle Closes 43 Restaurants In Washington, Oregon

At least 22 people have been infected with E. coli, some of whom reported eating at Chipotle restaurants in the two states. This is the chain's third food-contamination outbreak since August.

Thousands Of Pounds Of Chicken Tenders Spill Onto Alabama Highway After Crash

What happens when a truckload of frozen chicken tenders spills across an Alabama highway? Madness.

Chicago Juvenile Judge Calls For Alternative Courts

Cook County Juvenile Judge Colleen Sheehan is pushing a plan to establish a series of alternative "restorative justice" courts in Chicago that she hopes…

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