Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

Now, about eight of these gently scented plants are starting to bloom in a wet depression in the front yard. As July ...

Do you think you could tell the difference between a native species and a nonnative or invasive species? One plant you might ...

It’s National Pollinator Week through Sunday, and organizations across Illinois are raising awareness of pollinators to ...

Only a small group of people have regular access to the enchanting rooftop sanctuary atop the Center on Halsted in Lakeview.

As we followed a faint trail through The Nature Conservancy’s Ivanhoe Dune and Swale Nature Preserve in West Gary last year, ...

Though there may be more of it in central Illinois this year, it's not new to the area. Native plant expert Jim Alwill has been seeing it along the interstates for about 20 years.

The removal of fencerows across Illinois has had significant, and often unseen, consequences for our environment, from ...

The Nachusa Grasslands, a 4,000-acre plot in Franklin Grove, Illinois, is home to a herd of 100 wild American Bison, which ...

My history instructor at College of DuPage had previously taught in California, but moved back to Illinois. As a 19-year-old ...

News from around the community includes items from Oak Park, Hinsdale, Elmhurst, Western Springs, La Grange Park, Franklin ...