Mold in Chicago-area schools is a growing problem as climate change intensifies summer storms By Adriana Pérez October 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Because school buildings operate differently in the summer, they are at particular risk of developing...
GIS students mapping trees’ health at Indiana University Northwest By Doug Ross October 24, 2026 at 3:15 p.m. When Joe Blockland’s students at Indiana University Northwest want to call up a tree on...
Outdoor art gallery featuring lives impacted by steel opens Saturday in Gary By Maya Wilkins October 23, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. Local organizations are partnering to showcase an exhibit feature 20 portraits of those who live...
Gary advocacy group, ELPC notify U.S. Steel of intent to sue By Maya Wilkins October 23, 2026 at 2:43 p.m. Gary Advocates for Responsible Development sent a Notice of Intent to sue U.S. Steel Gary...
Franklin Park seeks voter input on potential fruit tree ban to combat rodents By Alicia Fabbre October 23, 2026 at 2:13 p.m. Franklin Park voters are being asked in an advisory referendum if the village should ban...
More than 350 suburban homes benefit from program targeting lead and other health risks By Finnegan Belleau October 23, 2026 at 11:03 a.m. Improving energy efficiency is also called an important goal of the program as Chicago faces...
Solar project at Trinity High School ties into wider church mission of environmental justice, president says By Cam'ron Hardy October 23, 2026 at 10:37 a.m. Trinity High School's $1.5 million solar panel project ties into a wider church mission focused...
Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters By Michael Hawthorne October 22, 2026 at 1:48 p.m. More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution...
6th of 30 rescued belugas dies in California, while Shedd says local rescues showing ‘encouraging signs’ By Tess Kenny October 22, 2026 at 1:40 p.m. The whales were evacuated to Shedd Aquarium and other facilities across the U.S. and Spain...
Microplastics trigger inflammation linked to disease and death. Now scientists appear to have discovered why. By Michael Hawthorne October 22, 2026 at 1:33 p.m. Chemical reactions between water and six types of fossil fuel-based plastic created particles that damaged...