Motorsports | NASCAR unveils EV prototype at Chicago Street Race By Adriana PĂŠrez July 8, 2024 at 6:58 a.m. While NASCAR says it is committed to "the historic role" of combustion engines in its...
Environment | Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East By Margery A. Beck July 7, 2024 at 2:42 p.m. Forecasters say a long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S....
Daily Southtown | Landmarks: ‘Globally rare’ habitat in Lockport gets an $8 million boost, Army Corps attention By Paul Eisenberg July 7, 2024 at 5:14 a.m. Landmarks: Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, a habitat virtually untouched since the ice age, gets an...
Environment | Mount Everestâs highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years By Associated Press July 6, 2024 at 8:47 a.m. The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 24,000 pounds of garbage, four dead...
Weather | Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean By Associated Press July 4, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or...
Environment | Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest By Anita Snow July 3, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries as air temperatures...
Environment | GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide By Andres Buenahora July 3, 2024 at 2:08 p.m. General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9...
Environment | To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species By Matthew Brown July 3, 2024 at 2:16 p.m. To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a...
Environment | With nests on telephone poles, once-endangered osprey are flying high in Cook County By Nara Schoenberg July 3, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Forest preserve program aims to increase the number of ospreys in the Chicago area by...
Weather | Hurricane season 2024 is here. Here’s how to stay prepared By STEPHANY MATAT July 2, 2024 at 6:25 p.m. Hurricane season is upon us, and emergency management officials are urging residents to stay prepared....