The destruction caused by the summer storms was enough that past presidents likely would have approved requests for federal assistance. President Donald Trump, who has assailed Illinois’ governor and ...

Analyzing NOAA's billion-dollar weather disaster database, a UChicago study projects sharply rising costs driven by climate ...

Severe flooding from August 16–19 left homes in Archer Heights, Englewood, Gage Park, and other parts of Cook County damaged by water and mold, with residents still seeking answers and aid. Joint ...

In two letters sent to President Donald Trump last year, Gov. JB Pritzker said the intense rainfall overwhelmed Chicago’s sewer system on the Southwest Side as well as in Cicero and other suburbs, ...

In August, a single mom and her kids in Garfield Ridge were forced to flee their home because storm-related flooding caused the basement to fill with sewage. The family of four living near Midway ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Salvation Army is offering emergency disaster training in Chicago for anyone interested in helping with critical relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas, and possibly ...

A multi-agency team of about 50 people surveying storm-damaged Chicago was reportedly told to stand down earlier this month over concerns their operations would overlap with an unexpected contingent ...

President Trump denied federal disaster aid to thousands of Chicago residents, even though his administration documented extraordinary damage from two major storms this summer. That’s according to ...

Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Charred homes and burnt cars are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump, who has assailed Illinois’ governor and its largest city, denied disaster aid to thousands of Chicago ...