Starved Rock State Park offers one of the best winter hikes in Illinois, especially if you visit the Eagle Cliff Overlook ...

Lovers of winter, unite! Illinois is home to 1500 square miles of pristine Lake Michigan in all its frozen glory.

Birdwatcher Tarik Shahzad spotted 294 bird species in Cook County in 2024, surpassing the previous milestone by one.

In a case indicative of the justice system’s slowly changing attitude toward domestic violence, a judge Monday shaved more than three years off the sentence of a Chicago woman who said she shot and ...

The Vermilion County Conservation District will host a four-part “Nature at Night” Educational Series at Kennekuk County Park ...

Participants enjoy a unique blend of yoga and hiking at The Nature Institute, experiencing mindfulness and nature's beauty in ...

The Great Rivers Land Trust has received an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Natural Area Stewardship Grant (NAS). The grant, which is administered through the Illinois Department of Natural ...

Within parks, streams, and native prairies, University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists serve as environmental stewards in their communities. Illinois Extension is now opening registration for ...