Sandhill cranes becoming Indiana Dunes National Park visitors at Great Marsh
Sandhill cranes that have flocked to Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area have discovered Indiana Dunes...
Environment
Illinois EPA rejects coal ash cleanup plan in Joliet, a ‘heartening’ win for environmentalists
The plan failed to address excess groundwater contamination and did not demonstrate that sufficient funds...
Grubs back in Lincoln Square neighborhood parks, upending spring sports season
Another grub infestation in Winnemac and Welles parks is disrupting the spring sports season.
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just...
Nearly 500 structures damaged by Kankakee County tornado, Gov. JB Pritzker reports
Strong tornadoes and large hail ripped through Illinois and Indiana Tuesday night, leveling homes in...
OSHA investigating after chemical leak at Byron Generating Station hospitalizes 10 employees
Federal regulators are investigating a chemical exposure at a nuclear power plant in northwestern Illinois...
Gargantuan hail, destructive tornadoes: Climate change making Illinois storms more severe
The National Weather Service has received at least six reports of potential record-breaking hailstones in Illinois,...
Frankfort forum urges residents to study data center plans, raises environmental concerns
Sierra Club advocates warn at Frankfort event that data centers may hike utility bills and...
NWI residents prepare bill affordability report, will present to IURC
Northwest Indiana residents who have voiced concerns about high utility bills are prepared to take...
Crete Village Board annexes property for construction of 2,400-acre solar farm
Earthrise Energy plans to use its existing natural gas plant in Crete to provide solar...