What policies would you support to ease the burden on Illinois taxpayers? Gabby Shanahan: To provide real relief, we need to enact comprehensive spending reform to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively.

Morton Arboretum's research is part of a hypothesis that the excess amount of nitrogen and carbon contained in billions of dying cicadas creates a nutrient pulse, providing super-charged fertilizer to forest ecosystems.

Homeowners are often targeted by scammers in security system services and home maintenance. Unethical companies may falsely claim their alarm provider is out of business or offer fake upgrades.

The storms that swept through northern Illinois this week showed how quickly tornadoes can pop up from intense thunderstorms and quick swings in temperature. The National Weather Service confirmed 11 tornadoes from that one storm.

A National Weather Service forecast shows overnight snowfall could accumulate to 5 inches in most areas of northern Illinois. At the height of the storm, a light fluffy snow will fall at a rate of an inch per hour, which could leave roads snow covered and reduce visibility for motorists.

A health alert has been issued about a recent outbreak of E. coli that is possibly linked to Portillo’s in Glendale Heights, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health Friday.

Elizabeth M. Rochford is running in district that includes DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties

Local health departments, some pharmacies to begin taking appointments Monday for residents who qualify for Phase 1B

Nationally, anticipated doses reduced from about 16 million to 8 million