ComEd is asking customers across parts of Chicago and several western suburbs to immediately cut back on electricity use as days of extreme heat place heavy strain on the local power grid.

Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of June 21-27, ...

Many washing machines actually have a filter that traps dirt and debris and prevents clogs in the drain pump system, and you should be cleaning it. If this is news to you, don’t worry. Cleaning it is ...

Ashley Abramson is a writer-mom hybrid. Her work, mostly focused on health, psychology, and parenting, has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Allure, and more. She lives in the ...

You might assume that everyday laundry detergent is enough to keep a washing machine clean, but chances are, it isn’t. And maybe you’ve experienced the wrath of a dirty washing machine already. “You ...

Buying a new washing machine isn't a task anyone necessarily loves having on their to-do list. Sure, it can be fun to usher a shiny new appliance through your front door, but the process of actually ...

Two Plano restaurants were temporarily closed due to unsanitary conditions at one and overflowing sewage at another, according to the city’s health inspection report. Plano’s city health inspections ...

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Roaches were found at two Plano restaurants and 12 others had low scores in the most recent round of city health inspections, the report shows. The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data ...