Two more belugas die at Shedd Aquarium, officials announce
Two additional belugas have died at Shedd Aquarium, the facility shared late Wednesday.
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Clarendon Hills hires consultant in effort to reduce stormwater flooding
Clarendon Hills officials have hired an engineering consultant to help deal with storm related flooding...
A 6.6-inch ‘gargantuan’ hailstone from March storms in Kankakee broke Illinois record, weather officials say
As climate change warms temperatures, hail larger than ping-pong or golf balls becomes more frequent...
Final beluga whales arrive at Shedd Aquarium from Marineland
The pair is among the last-ever captive whales from Canada, since the country banned whale...
A 104-year-old farmer’s $183,000 tractor sale tests a farm recovery
America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low...
Nearly 80 rescued from Grand Canyon flooding, 2 others died and 1 is unaccounted for, officials say
Visiting the Grand Canyon — a crown jewel of the national park system — can...
For the Shedd, shark week isn’t over: Aquarium sends 4 zebra shark eggs to Indonesia in rewilding efforts
The species is considered globally endangered with populations declining and at risk from targeted fishing...
Residents protest proposed lakefront development in Edgewater
Edgewater residents protested a proposed lakefront high-rise development Sunday at the site of a synagogue,...
Environmental groups file petition against Cleveland-Cliffs air permit
A group of environmental groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
A Pike County farm is patient zero for a ‘rapid kill’ soybean disease. Solutions prove elusive.
The first case of red crown rot in the Midwest was found in Illinois eight...