Ruth Chepngetich, who set the women's world record at the Chicago marathon in 2024, has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test.

Ruth Chepngetich, who set the marathon world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon last October, was provisionally suspended Thursday for a positive doping test.

Chepngetich, who ran a world record time at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, tested positive for a banned diuretic and masking agent in March and "opted for a voluntary provisional suspension."

More than two dozen dogs and puppies rescued from the deadly Texas flood zone are ready for forever homes after being flown to a Chicago shelter. PAWS Chicago received 31 pups this week from no-kill organizations that coordinated to move the animals out of the flood-stricken region,

Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that had already arrived.

The Chicago Bears have signed second-round defensive tackle Shemar Turner to his rookie contract, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. No details have been revealed about his contract, but it should be a four-year deal with some form of guaranteed money.

Shemar Turner has agreed to a rookie contract with the Chicago Bears, but fellow second-round picks Luther Burden III and Ozzy Trapilo remain unsigned.

The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with 2025 second-round pick Ozzy Trapilo, as a flurry of second-round selections begin signing their rookie contracts ahead of training camp. Trapilo joins Shemar Turner as two of the Bears' three second-rounders to ink deals on Thursday.

Besides temperatures feeling in the high 90s, Chicago and surrounding areas are under an air quality alert until midnight, weather officials said.

Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.

Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 5 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

A strong line of storms swept through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, knocking down trees and cutting power for thousands. An emergency tornado siren was blown to the ground in the west suburbs.

A series of severe thunderstorms swept across the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, causing thousands of power outages and damage throughout the region. There were multiple reports of wind damage, with gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour reported in DuPage and Cook counties.