Morgan Greene

A person sits along the Montrose Beach Dunes in an area where it will be expanded.

Park District expands habitat at Montrose Beach ahead of expected return of plovers Monty and Rose

April 7, 2021 at 11:51 p.m.

After two seasons of summering on Chicago's North Side, Monty and Rose may be flying back to an upgraded summer home. The Chicago Park District has signed off on a...

People flock to Lake Michigan at Rainbow Beach during warm weather in Chicago on April 22, 2019.

More meteotsunamis occur on Lake Michigan than any other Great Lake. New research may lead to lifesaving warnings about the potentially destructive waves.

April 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

On an April afternoon in 2018, the scene from the shore of a Lake Michigan beach town suddenly changed. There was a pier jutting out into the lake toward a...

A rusty patched bumblebee specimen in the Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods collection of the Field Museum in 2017.

The endangered rusty patched bumblebee is at the center of a legal challenge over habitat that conservationists say it needs to survive

March 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Conservation groups are making another push to protect habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumblebee, a creature that once buzzed throughout much of the United States and today is an...

A Brood X cicada on a tree June 10, 2021, at the Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Danville.

Illinois is ‘kind of the place to be with periodical cicadas,’ researchers say as 17-year brood’s coming out party expected in one corner of the state

March 25, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.

For nearly two decades, they've hung out underground, preparing for the day they'll writhe up into our world, make a lot of noise, have sex and die. It's not a...

Workers from Aqua Illinois dispense drinking water to local residents at the Community Center in University Park on June 20, 2019.

Utility watchdog urges legislation to give Illinois residents a say in water privatization

March 23, 2021 at 1:29 a.m.

An Illinois utility watchdog is calling for legislation that will give residents a say in water privatization. As part of a Monday news conference, the Citizens Utility Board, joined by...

Big Marsh Park in Chicago on March 22, 2021. It's a former industrial waste dumping site. By 2018, 11 key marsh bird species were spotted, up from two in 2015.

Audubon looks to Great Lakes for wetland restoration: ‘If we can bring back Calumet, we can bring back any place’

March 22, 2021 at 11:08 p.m.

Conservationists have their eye on the Great Lakes, laying out a plan for wetland habitats that could use a helping hand — including the Calumet region south of Chicago. The...

A man fishes Lake Michigan near the Belmont Harbor in Chicago on March 17, 2021.

First-of-its-kind study shows water hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming: ‘That’s a lot of water. That’s a lot of change.’

March 21, 2021 at 6:59 p.m.

Climate change is reaching all the way down to the depths of one of Earth's largest lakes. Water hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming, especially...

River North bar cited for COVID-19 violations during weekend celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day

March 15, 2021 at 1:17 a.m.

City investigators cited one River North restaurant and bar for violating COVID-19 regulations during St. Patrick's Day festivities this weekend. Clutch Bar was cited for operating beyond capacity — with...

Simon Tolzmann, 14, holds a dead monarch butterfly near Foster Beach on Oct. 7, 2019, in Chicago.

Monarch butterfly population down so it’s not too early to plan your urban monarch garden, local researchers say

March 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

First, the bleak butterfly news: The population of monarchs passing the winter in Mexico appears to have fallen. Now, the good news for Illinois' state insect: The Field Museum is...

Final preparations are underway for the United Center COVID-19 vaccination site March 8, 2021, in Chicago.

United Center limits COVID-19 vaccinations to only Chicagoans after majority of appointments made by those outside the city

March 8, 2021 at 3:46 p.m.

Guidance on who can register for the United Center mass vaccination site is changing to focus on Chicagoans after the majority of early appointments were made by those who live...

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