Wildfires are raging in the Canadian prairies. Here’s what to know.
Thousands of people have evacuated their homes across parts of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan...
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Despite hopes, northern lights were not visible in Illinois Sunday night as severe geomagnetic solar storm subsided
No reports of northern lights visible from Chicago-area skies had come in by Monday, according...
Cash crops, hidden costs: Inside Illinois’ complex agricultural system
The Tribune is launching a series of special reports to examine how corn and soybeans...
Who owns most of the farmland in Illinois? Not farmers.
Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land,...
Neighbors band together to preserve open space at Washington Square Park during maintenance
The threat of closure, even if only temporary, seemed to spark a sense of unity...
Chesterton High School student converts trash into data for better environmental policy
Devin Throw insisted on taking home with him all the trash collected from a recent...
Federal judge dismisses suit that threatened wetlands on farmland nationwide
The lawsuit by a Chicago-area investor accused federal wetland protections of threatening property rights.
1 dead and several injured when storm rips through Kentucky community, authorities say
The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and...
Patchy smoke from Canadian wildfires could move into Chicago area on Friday
National Weather Service officials are expecting patchy smoke from Canadian wildfires to move into the...
Photos: The return of ‘Chonkosaurus’ the snapping turtle
The famed snapping turtle, dubbed "Chonkosaurus" by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on...