Good morning, Chicago. Legislative reforms to Cook County’s property tax system almost uniformly stalled this legislative session, halting efforts to give tax breaks to more seniors and those walloped ...

Producer Kevin McCollum’s musical is based on the true story of “Lawnchair Larry” Walters, a Vietnam veteran who attached ...

For the past 70 years, the Goodyear blimp has been as ubiquitous in the sports world as the national anthem. The tiremaker’s small fleet of blimps have floated above football games, NASCAR races, golf ...

Fort Collins' infamous Balloon Boy hoax will be featured in Netflix's "Trainwreck" docuseries, which explores disasters, ...

An urgent warning has been given by the coroner of a six-year-old boy who died after inhaling helium out of a balloon just ...

Helium balloons are often a part of celebrations, as they were for the recent sixth birthday of Gunner Hyatt of Mount Carmel, Illinois. In this case, a balloon in the boy’s house for his birthday ...

A 6-year-old boy died due to balloon-related suffocation last month in Mt. Carmel, according to preliminary findings from the ...

Funeral services were held Friday for 6-year-old Gunnar Hyatt. His family says he died after breathing in helium from balloons used to celebrate his birthday days before. Lots of people use balloons ...

An unidentifiable flying object was spotted by an amateur videographer on the night of Memorial Day in Massillon. What could it be?

Unfortunately, it worked too well. Stuart took off into the wild blue yonder, never to be seen again. We found this out when the kids came running into the family room where Jennifer and I were ...

An ongoing investigation into the death of an Illinois 6-year-old revealed he likely suffocated on a Mylar-helium filled ...

When I was growing up, every kid knew that balloons were cool — and that the ones filled with helium were the best. Helium was the secret to soaring, and a way to more fun.