2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (487+ words) By using one, or, preferably, a'combination of these pest control methods, you can significantly decrease the number of insects plaguing your outdoor space, leading to a pest-free environment all summer long. When water gets trapped in flowerpots, gutters, birdbaths, watering…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (754+ words) Four piping plover chicks hatched Monday at Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area, marking the latest milestone in Chicago's efforts to restore one of the Great Lakes' most endangered and beloved birds. The chicks, born to piping plovers Imani and Sea…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (417+ words) The Park Ridge Committee of the Whole agreed verbally to change a city weed ordinance to allow for native, or prairie, yards. The decision wasn't binding, but was necessary to move the measure toward a vote. A vote to change…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (796+ words) For four years, Lockport residents Ray and Shelly Romolt have stared out their window at an empty lot, waiting for the day developers would transform it into a home for new neighbors. They've been eager to watch construction commence, and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (614+ words) A 5-acre strip on 167th Street in Orland Hills may soon be scooped up by the Forest Preserves of Cook County, as the district board's Real Estate Committee prepares to consider the potential purchase June 9. The land, which is adjacent to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (794+ words) Why should we care? Because this land is one of our last great stands of untouched, undiminished nature. It is not only critical to the survival of species and carbon drawdown, but it connects us powerfully to mystery and wonder…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (452+ words) A group of people was briefly joined by an adult bald eagle during a community planting event last week. For a while, the bird circled the sky above Long Lake Park in Round Lake Beach as the delighted volunteers and…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (843+ words) Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every animal and plant that exists in Illinois....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1729+ words) As dawn broke over the Loop, Annette Prince patrolled the streets armed with a lime green net, racing to collect four colorful birds lying dead under glass skyscrapers before seagulls could snatch them up. It's like an Easter egg hunt,…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (475+ words) For the third year in a row, Imani " the son of beloved Great Lakes piping plover pair Monty and Rose " and partner Searocket have laid an egg at Montrose Beach. Further north in Waukegan, plover Pippin and his new partner…...