Pippin and Imani are the 1st piping plover sightings of the season at Chicago’s Montrose Beach
Another year, another chance to relish in Chicago’s favorite feathered fanfare. That’s right, piping plover...
Environment
Today in Chicago History: Great Chicago Loop Flood paralyzes downtown
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 13, according...
Earth Day event in Evergreen Park recalls lasting legacy of Helen Cuprisin
The Evergreen Park Public Library dedicated its annual Earth Day event to longtime board member...
New Cook County forest preserve boss expands conservation efforts amid federal retreat
For the past eight months, Adam Bianchi has settled into the job of managing Cook...
Hundreds gather in Wicker Park day of community clean up, sustainability markets
Equipped with plastic litter grabbers, garden tools and colorful gloves, hundreds gathered Saturday in Wicker...
Trump administration guts rules targeting toxic coal plant ash
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash...
Buddy, the biggest alligator at Orlando’s Gatorland, has died: ‘He was definitely a gentle giant’
The largest alligator in the history of Gatorland in Orlando, Fla., has died.
World’s oldest octopus fossil found 50 miles southwest of Chicago isn’t an octopus after all, scientists say
A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after...
States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame.
Many utilities across the U.S. are grappling with how to meet the exploding electricity demand...
Today in Chicago History: Two people killed when EF-4 tornado obliterates tiny Fairdale
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 9, according...