1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (166+ words) Four monk parakeets rest at a nest on a tree at the intersection of South Damen Avenue and West 68th Street in Chicago on Feb. 18, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago  (22+ words) Postponing the closure of the Schahfer coal plant also means continued exposure to toxic emissions and leaks for nearby communities like Wheatfield....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (461+ words) Kane County held its first major recycling event of the year " dubbed "The Big One" " in St. Charles on Saturday morning, which offered a chance to recycle a wide variety of items from batteries and electronics to clothes and bicycles....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (819+ words) Birds are a good reflection of environmental trends, and the latest "State of the Birds" report continues to show that, one conservation advocate said. "The key findings in the report are fairly sobering," said Daniel Suarez, conservation director for Audubon…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (312+ words) Glencoe residents and businesses began getting relief from excessive'train'horn noise last month after an agreement among federal regulators, local officials and the Union Pacific Railroad. Village Manager Phil Kiraly announced at a Village Board meeting last month that train horn…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (470+ words) Central air conditioning isn't an option for everyone. Sometimes, you need a good window AC unit to keep you cool. A window AC unit might not be as expensive as central air, but it's an investment nonetheless. To get the…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1239+ words) La expansi'n est" acelerando la deforestaci'n, contaminando los r'os con mercurio y exponiendo a comunidades remotas a la violencia y al crimen organizado, incluso cuando el gobierno dice que intensifica la vigilancia policial. La actividad, antes concentrada en gran medida…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (574+ words) Los kakapos viven en tres peque'as islas remotas frente a la costa sur de Nueva Zelanda, y las posibilidades de verlos en su h'bitat son escasas. Pero esta temporada de reproducci'n ha lanzado a una kakapo a la fama en…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (499+ words) Between 2,000 and 4,000 coyotes live in Cook County, and they generally look for places to hide where they won't be spotted by people, experts say. Lots of coyotes are out and about in Chicago and its suburbs, and experts say there's…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (299+ words) Last year, Lee Zeldin, administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, stated: "We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion." While in Munich recently, Secretary of State Marco Rubio described people who have supported policies…...