Culminating in a ‘red carpet’ of handmade birds as long as a football field, project aims to draw attention to push for mandatory high-rise safety measures.
Artist is making 10,000 birds for display to highlight Chicago bird-building collisions
Category: Environment
A slight temperature drop makes Tuesday the world’s second-hottest day
Global temperatures dropped a minuscule amount after two days of record highs, making Tuesday only the world’s second-hottest day ever.
Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on Earth
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service.
A Supreme Court decision largely seen as anti-environment may help protect the Southeast Side
A lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers seeks to have a dump along Lake Michigan closed and turned into a park, as was originally promised once the site was full.
Chicago-area residents worry about how a new candidate will address immigration, Gaza, environment
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, many residents are glad Biden is dropping out but are focused on local issues like crime and homelessness.
Illinois has already experienced over 100 tornadoes this year, double the annual average
By the end of the century, climate change will increase the frequency of supercells — the strong, rotating thunderstorms that can produce twisters.
Flossmoor residents seek to stop construction of flood basin near elementary school
The organization 10 X 10 To Win was denied an injunction to stop Floosmoor ‘s construction of a water basin near Heather Hill School.
Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus this year reported in Cook County
The virus has already been reported among birds and mosquitos in 33 counties.
Tinley Park and Park District spar over remediation at former mental health center
The Park District said it does not plan to pump stagnant water through the Tinley Park sewer systems as part of its remediation.
Only one piping plover chick remains at Montrose Beach after two more die
The two chicks were observed lethargic and struggling a few hours before they died.