Kane County’s Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve, home to new bison herd, opens to the public By Molly Morrow May 4, 2026 at 5:18 p.m. As of May 1, the public can officially visit the small herd of bison that...
As U.S. Steel announces clean steel facility in Arkansas, NWI activists want the same in Gary By Maya Wilkins May 5, 2026 at 9:47 a.m. Northwest Indiana green steel advocates weren’t surprised by the development, and worry about what it...
Opening of renovated Lions Park Pool in Clarendon Hills delayed by record-breaking rainfall By Chuck Fieldman April 30, 2026 at 1:53 p.m. The anticipated May 23 opening of the renovated Lions Park Pool in Clarendon Hills has...
Flares went off at BP refinery Sunday night, IDEM monitoring By Maya Wilkins April 29, 2026 at 3:51 p.m. Flares went off at BP's Whiting refinery Sunday night after a "brief loss of electric...
One of America’s oldest weather observatories shows people the science behind our climate By Laura Martin Agudelo April 29, 2026 at 8:40 a.m. Using largely unchanged analog tools, they have built a continuous record of temperature, humidity, precipitation,...
Illinois farmers hope Supreme Court protects state safeguards in Roundup cancer case By Christiana Freitag April 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. At the center of the lawsuit is glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, one of...
Pepper the piping plover back at Waukegan Beach By Tess Kenny April 30, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Just two weeks after Chicago saw its first sightings of the season, another plover has...
Moraine Valley Community College kicks off sustainability effort by planting 61 trees By Susan DeGrane April 27, 2026 at 3:19 p.m. Volunteers planted 61 trees at Moraine Valley Community College in an Arbor Day effort they...
Researchers say remote Lake Superior island’s wolves are thriving as packs prey on moose By Todd Richmond April 27, 2026 at 8:21 a.m. Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making...
Earth Day volunteers plant shrubs, clear brush at Orland Grassland By Jeff Vorva April 26, 2026 at 7:59 a.m. Orland Grassland volunteers planted native shrubs American plum, hazelnut and nannyberry viburnum to buffer LaGrange...