Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Vintage editorial: A celebration of ...

The Winnipeg Jets were the best regular season team in the NHL last season. It wasn’t enough to propel them to the Stanley Cup championship, however. They were ...

Although Illinois law allows nonprofit private schools to register voluntarily with the state or seek state recognition, it bars for-profit operations such as The Language and Music School from doing ...

Rip currents are the third leading cause of deaths from hurricanes, and they can happen on a sunny day hundreds of miles from ...

Large data center operators are implementing energy saving technologies that will impact U.S. power demand and load profiles.

Hurricane Erin has reintensified into a Category 4 storm on Aug. 18, according to the National Hurricane Center. See where ...

Hurricane Erin strengthened back into a Category 4 storm as U.S. officials warned of dangerous rip currents this week.

As of 7 a.m. CDT Monday, the center of Category 4 Hurricane Erin was located about 115 miles north-northeast of Grand Turk ...

Attorneys representing detainees held at the controversial makeshift immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” ...

U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived two-way center Jesse Edwards, the NBA’s official transactions log showed Monday. The ...

Mighty Hurricane Erin will track just east of the United States this week. Even if the center of the hurricane remains ...