California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River By Associated Press May 8, 2026 at 5:53 p.m. Arizona, California and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million...
IDEM announces new air quality advisory for short-term conditions By Maya Wilkins May 8, 2026 at 2:47 p.m. The Local Air Quality Advisories will respond to short-term fine particulate matter increases overnight or...
‘The year bald eagles decided to make history’: 3 eaglets born in Chicago for first time in a century By Christiana Freitag May 7, 2026 at 6:42 p.m. Chicago — particularly the Calumet region — provides ideal habitat for bald eagles because of...
Purdue students present design for Gary ELevated trail By Maya Wilkins May 8, 2026 at 1:33 p.m. The presentation was the next phase in the Gary ELevated Coalition's work to convert the...
Column: Mad for mahjong — the game from China is having its moment in Chicago By Rick Kogan May 11, 2026 at 3:12 p.m. Its new popularity is both about the game and the sense of community it brings....
Aurora looks for help naming baby falcons that hatched outside City Hall By Aurora Beacon-News May 6, 2026 at 1:13 p.m. Two of the baby falcons hatched on Friday, and then another two hatched on Monday,...
Central and southern Illinois residents could face high electricity rates again this summer By John Lippert May 8, 2026 at 3:50 p.m. How much Ameren customers will pay this summer partly depends on whether region experiences another...
Oak Park volunteer lauded for work with Will County’s forest preserves By Cam'ron Hardy May 4, 2026 at 11:28 a.m. Oak Park resident Scott Mortenson was named the 2025 Volunteer of the Year by the...
GreenFest in Aurora focuses on energy efficiency, sustainability By David Sharos May 4, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Over 100 exhibitors were on hand Saturday for GreenFest in downtown Aurora, which emphasized sustainability...
At Humboldt Park Lagoon, anglers hope fish and swan boats can coexist in urban ecosystem By Adriana Pérez May 4, 2026 at 7:46 a.m. Some say the boats' spinning pedals rip up vegetation that fish use for shelter and...