CHICAGO (WLS) -- An air quality alert was issued for the greater Chicago area on Tuesday. The alert was issued by the EPA at about 11:56 a.m. It will be in effect until midnight. Lake, Porter, Newton ...

As the city's surface warms, it heats the air above it, causing that air to rise. This rising motion can pull in smoke-laden ...

Republicans have threatened Texas Democratic lawmakers with steep fines, arrests and even removal from office after they left the state to prevent a vote on a redrawn congressional map. But ...

Why did Democrats flee Texas for Illinois? Fox Chicago’s Paris Schutz and Fox Houston’s Lina deFlorias explain what’s happening, how we got here, and what could happen next.