Column: Remembering astronaut Jim Lovell, one of a rare kind
It is a long way from Lake Forest to the moon — 240,000 miles, give...
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President Donald Trump’s executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees...
Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies at 97
One of NASA's most traveled astronauts in the agency's first decade, James Lovell flew four...
Expert: Summer heat can be stressful for amphibians
Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso is a place to explore and learn more about the...
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars
Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5...
DNA project hopes to reunite African Americans in Illinois with ancestral relatives in Africa
Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to...
What to know about the earthquake that shook the New York area Saturday night
A relatively mild, 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. Here’s...
3.0 magnitude earthquake jolts New Jersey, NYC
An earthquake rocked New Jersey late Saturday night — luckily, though, fairly softly.
Russian and US space chiefs meet to discuss continued cooperation
Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss plans for continued cooperation between...
Trump EPA moves to eliminate landmark scientific rule that’s the basis for climate regulations
In Illinois and the rest of the country, extreme heat, flooding and tornadoes have accelerated...