DuPage County Forest Preserve District officials finally acquired a long-sought, 34.9-acre horse farm in unincorporated Wheaton that the district viewed as a keystone parcel between the 797-acre Danada Forest Preserve and the 1,700-acre Morton Arboretum.
Pollution levels are currently below limits, but the shredder has previously been sued by the Illinois AG and fined by the EPA for violations.
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie supervisor offices and welcome center in Wilmington will close through January for HVAC work.
Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that it was an earthquake so powerful that it triggered a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of the U.S. West Coast.
Lion Electric, which has struggled in recent months, says it is suspending operations at its Illinois plant and temporarily laying off approximately 400 workers, in both Canada and the U.S.
Florida is on track to collect nearly $1 billion in federal funds it doesn’t deserve to replace toxic lead pipes, according to a government watchdog report that concludes Illinois and a handful of other states should get the money instead.
Cook County — a leading hub for freight trains and trucks — is in the top 1% of counties nationwide when it comes to a key type of diesel pollution.
The top United Nations court will take up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opens two weeks of hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact.
Only 15% of the lakebed has been documented to modern standards, making it difficult to predict how floods, storms and erosion affect communities.
Beavers can sometimes be misunderstood as pests, but they create habitats for other animals, mitigate climate impacts and help reduce pollution.