The city warned thousands on Chicago’s South Side of a potential boil order for drinking and cooking water during a large water main repair this weekend.
A chilly Chicago winter doesn’t necessarily mean the African lions at the Lincoln Park Zoo have to go inside.
Conservationists alarmed as winds blew debris into floating gardens of the Wild Mile; cleanup underway.
The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated in the U.S., five years after being spotted for the first time in Washington state near the Canadian border.
It’s no secret that travelers either passionately love cruises or hate them with actual fury. There’s rarely an in-between.
Permit is largely retroactive, rubberstamping 2021 to 2024 operations. Sims is allowed to continue operating while its renewal permit through 2027 is reviewed.
Hinsdale resident Dale Kleber is helping grow the Oak Brook Park District’s bee apiary at the Dean Nature Sanctuary.
The frigid wind and single-digit morning air did not deter Dan O’Conor as he prepared Thursday for his daily plunge into Lake Michigan. Before stripping off his many layers, he tossed a thermometer into the water near Montrose Harbor, like he often does before a jump. O’Conor — dubbed the “Great Lake Jumper” — peeked […]
Line 6 is a 465-mile pipeline carrying crude oil from Superior, Wisconsin, to a terminal near Griffith, Indiana, according to a company map.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton says a Japanese company’s potential purchase of U.S. Steel is beneficial for Northwest Indiana, but local environmental groups worry the deal will further permit the use of blast furnaces. “We remain opposed to this deal based on Nippon Stee’s abysmal global track record on environmental issues,” a Just Transition Northwest Indiana news release said. “Nippon is currently building two outdated blast furnaces in India and is also investing heavily in coal mining operations in Australia and Canada when we must move away from coal and fossil fuels to meet global climate goals. Even their own shareholders […]