Lynn Van Matre

The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is scheduled to launch seasonal assaults on gypsy moths this month in three preserves. Grounds crews plan to target moth eggs on trees in...

The West Chicago City Museum has become a partner in the Veterans History Project, a nationwide program designed to record American soldiers' memories of their wartime experiences. The museum is...

DuPage Public Action to Deliver Shelter is seeking churches and other organizations to provide overnight shelter for homeless people during the summer. The Wheaton-based agency coordinates overnight shelters at three...

Brook McDonald, executive director of Conservation Foundation since 1996, has been named president and chief executive of the non-profit environmental organization. In announcing McDonald's new title, Conservation Foundation board chairman...

Grass-roots organizations and other agencies seeking funding for waterway restoration projects are invited to attend an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grants workshop scheduled for noon Wednesday in the Batavia Government...

Grass-roots organizations and other agencies seeking funding for waterway restoration projects are invited to attend an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grants workshop scheduled for noon Wednesday in the Batavia Government...

A Brookfield environmentalist whose volunteer activities include waterway projects in DuPage and Cook Counties has been named 2003 winner of the Conservation Foundation's Paul Butler Memorial Award. Jeff Swano, co-founder...

Grass-roots organizations and other agencies seeking funding for waterway restoration projects are invited to attend an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grants workshop scheduled for noon Feb. 12 in the Batavia...

Volunteers are needed to lead tours at Aurora University's Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures, which attracts about 12,000 visitors annually. Docent training is scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon...

The Bob Mintzer Big Band and The Count Basie Orchestra are among the headliners at the 36th Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, scheduled for Feb. 21-23 in the college's Hammerschmidt...