Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy By Aniruddha Ghosal October 1, 2026 at 7:33 a.m. Danish jewelry company Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam, a...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust moving to former Trailyard site in Valparaiso By Doug Ross September 30, 2026 at 5:14 p.m. Shirley Heinze Land Trust is moving its headquarters to the former Trailyard Restaurant site in...
Homer Glen delays OK for modernized ComEd substation plan By Michelle Mullins September 28, 2026 at 2:53 p.m. Homer Glen officials have concerns with a plan by ComEd to modernize its substation along...
Volunteers transplant marram grass at Indiana Dunes State Park By Doug Ross September 28, 2026 at 4:56 p.m. Marram grass growing in a parking lot was transplanted into a more appropriate spot Saturday...
Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters By Michael Hawthorne September 27, 2026 at 5:45 a.m. More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution...
The overwhelming problem of plastic By Michael Hawthorne September 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. From flax that can be used in clothing and cars to robotic skimmers to stricter...
Lakeview needs more power, but neighbors say a new substation doesn’t belong By Lila Hempel-Edgers September 26, 2026 at 5:53 p.m. Dozens of Lakeview protestors say they don’t dispute the need for more electrical infrastructure, just...
Rocks and sticks found in dead beluga’s stomach, Shedd says By Lila Hempel-Edgers September 25, 2026 at 5:39 p.m. Some experts say the aquarium's findings fall short of explaining the deaths of the two...
A storm for a generation closes the Coffee Creek Preserve in Chesterton By Jim Woods September 25, 2026 at 3:06 p.m. A summer of storms landed its share of blows to the 157-acre Coffee Creek Preserve...
It’s been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there’s still a long way to go By John Raby September 25, 2026 at 6:10 a.m. It’s already been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean — and there’s still...