Activists raise concerns with NIPSCO Jasper County water permit application
If approved, the permit would mix wastewater from the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a new...
Environment
Marquette Greenway about 65% complete but toughest sections remain
The Marquette Greenway is getting closer to completion, but the sections that remain are the...
Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino’s might brings record slow storm season.
The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous...
Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the...
NIPSCO holding up Lake County government solar project, official says
A multi-million dollar solar project at the Lake County government center is ready for construction...
Homer Glen enacts protections for mature trees on private property
Homer Glen officials said the new law's goal is to prevent property fro being clear-cut...
Chicago asks for help naming 50-ton boulder unearthed at O’Hare
The 50-ton boulder was discovered about 30 feet underground during excavation work on a stormwater...
New California law will ban watering decorative grass
A broad new water conservation law will soon take effect in phases, banning the watering...
Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan’s floor for our lost stuff: ‘The guy everybody calls’
When people lose something in Chicago’s harbors, they often call Yohei Yamada, who has made...
Second section of Fox River Trail in Geneva to be closed starting Sept. 14 due to construction project
The closure has to do with the construction of a new sanitary sewer river crossing...