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The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. AGGRAVATED FLEEING: A Rolling Meadows man who outpaced an officer at ...

Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances.

The Vatican on Thursday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and announced that Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, will become the next archbishop of New York. Hicks, 58, will ...

Residents continue to share criticisms about a planned AI institute at the Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, Baltimore approved two items to help clear the way for ...

A hidden danger may be lurking in your kitchen. Many Americans are breathing in nitrogen dioxide—a harmful pollutant that’s been linked with asthma and lung cancer—from fumes emitted by their gas ...

Pollution from gas stoves accounts for more than half of some Americans’ total exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic substance linked to asthma, a study in the academic journal PNAS Nexus ...

A Birmingham metro community is tapping a long-time official from a neighboring zip code as it transitions to a new form of government. The Homewood City Council Monday appointed former Mountain Brook ...

Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes with a hidden cost. So-called domestic burning is now a leading source of ...