Morgan Greene

A blackpoll warbler near the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Sept. 18, 2019.

30 million migrating birds were predicted to fly over Illinois on Thursday night. Friday could be a good day for birding.

September 4, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

Turning your lights off tonight might do more than save electricity, birders say. It might save some birds. The migration forecast map from Colorado State University and the Cornell Lab...

Jeff Bocek, senior animal care specialist for the Chicago Zoological Society and Dan Thompson, ecologist for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County measure a Blanding's turtle before releasing it into the wild in a DuPage County forest preserve on Sept. 2, 2020.

Captive-bred Blanding’s turtles released into the wild: ‘To bring them back from the brink of extinction is a monumental undertaking’

September 3, 2020 at 12:46 p.m.

On a sunny afternoon in northwest DuPage County, a small turtle with a smile plastered on its face slid off a log into a marsh and began its first day...

Chicago police officers work at the scene where five people were shot, one fatally, at Lumes Pancake House in the 11600 block of South Western Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 30, in the Morgan Park neighborhood.

1 killed, 4 wounded when gunmen open fire at pancake house on Far Southwest Side: ‘This is senseless.’

August 31, 2020 at 2:12 p.m.

Diners were lunching under a tent at Lumes Pancake House on the Far Southwest Side on a bright Sunday afternoon when a white Audi pulled into the parking lot and...

Willowbrook Mayor Frank Trilla hugs state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Westmont, left, and Michele Berg after a news conference on Sept., 30, 2019, at Village Hall to celebrate Sterigenics' announcement of its plans to exit operations in the suburb.

Hundreds more lawsuits filed over ethylene oxide emissions at Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook

August 21, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

Hundreds of new lawsuits have been filed against Sterigenics alleging that health problems including cancer and miscarriages were caused by ethylene oxide emissions from the Willowbrook facility, bringing the total...

An extra "s" is painted on a Douglas Park sign as people rest and play July 22, 2020, in Chicago. The park, named after U.S. Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, will likely be renamed after abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

After push to change the name of Douglas Park, Chicago Park District considers new rules and new names for 3 other parks

August 17, 2020 at 4:24 p.m.

The process to rename three Chicago parks kicked off last week, along with changes to renaming rules that follow the unprecedented step to change the title of Douglas Park. The...

Construction work underway at Howard Beach in Rogers Park on Jan. 14, 2020, after weekend storms passed through Chicago.

Optimistic that Rogers Park shoreline projects will withstand winter, Chicago Park District to look at other spots that need protection

August 13, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Funding for shoreline protections and improvements to eroding harbors were among the issues brought before the Chicago Park District board Wednesday during the district's first full meeting in months. The...

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30 million migrating birds were predicted to fly over Illinois on Thursday night. Friday could be a good day for birding.

Captive-bred Blanding’s turtles released into the wild: ‘To bring them back from the brink of extinction is a monumental undertaking’

1 killed, 4 wounded when gunmen open fire at pancake house on Far Southwest Side: ‘This is senseless.’

Hundreds more lawsuits filed over ethylene oxide emissions at Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook

After push to change the name of Douglas Park, Chicago Park District considers new rules and new names for 3 other parks

Optimistic that Rogers Park shoreline projects will withstand winter, Chicago Park District to look at other spots that need protection

Pritzker urges residents to embrace masks to slow the spread of COVID-19

Lane Tech will remove Native American symbol as mascot

Piping plover family summered on Montrose Beach ‘like they owned the place’

Park District workers call for more communication and safety protocols when parks are closed because of COVID-19