Environment
Will County Board votes 12-8 to approve sprawling Pride of the Prairie solar farm
The Will County Board approved Earthrise Energy’s 6,100-acre Pride of the Prairie solar farm in...
Name the eaglets: Chicagoans vote to name the city’s first bald eagles born in a century
To celebrate the historic births, the Chicago Park District has launched a “Name the Eaglets”...
After receiving more than 500 votes from the community, Aurora unveils names for baby falcons
Aurora has announced the names that will be given to the four baby falcons that...
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas,...
Chicago Bears’ proposed stadium site in Hammond would be built on giant slag heap, near hazardous waste sites
The proposed Chicago Bears stadium site in Hammond would be on a giant slag heap,...
La Grange to pay part of lead water line replacement cost, but rest of the bill may fall on homeowners
As La Grange decides how to fund mandated replacement of lead water service lines, officials...
As data centers seek more power, Constellation launches nuclear plant upgrades to meet rising demand
Illinois electricity providers caution that increasing nuclear power alone won’t be enough to solve the...
At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season
The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for...
A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here’s how they did it.
A Tribune investigation reveals how Fireball evaded its legal responsibility, exposing communities to contaminants and...
For volunteers, Aurora-area clean-up effort needed so ‘everything will stay beautiful’
Volunteers came out Saturday morning to help clean up around Montgomery Dam on the Fox...