Environmentalists say Chicago's wastewater is a major factor in creating the "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, and a group of organizations is pushing for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose stricter standards on all states from here to the Gulf. more ›

If the Chicago river smelled a little less offensive than usual this morning, it’s probably a coincidence. more ›

• Six more confirmed cases of Swine Flu have the grand total in the state of Illinois up to *drumroll* .... Nine.
• Meanwhile, Governor Quinn echoed the sentiment of common sense in saying that riding public transit did not pose any additional health risks.
• Chicago Public Schools and the teachers' union are squaring off over potential changes to the retirement plan.

This is a crappy way to end your day: a truck driver rolled his tanker truck filled with sewage on Friday. The truck was loaded with 5,000 pounds of liquid fertilizer. The accident took place in Hickory Hills when the drive tried to avoid a hitting a car as a traffic light changed. The truck was removing sewage from the Flagg Creek Water Reclamation District in Burr Ridge. more ›