The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day today in the Chicago Metropolitan ... impact on particulate levels in the northern third of Illinois, with Orange ...

The Chicago area is under an air quality alert until due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. Environmental officials said the pollutants from the smoke will be sticking around the area through at least ...

Environmental officials said the pollutants from the smoke will be sticking around the area through at least Friday at midnight. Most of the Chicago ... for northern and northeast Illinois and ...

a member of the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois, shows a Tullimonstrum, or Tully monster, found at the Mazon Creek fossil beds in Braceville on May 8, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago ...

While cicadas are harmless, the pests that are drawn to them can bite and cause a rash. What to know about the oak leaf itch mite.

Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago ... around the world and terrestrial ecosystems developed. At the time, this area was swampy and tropical, and home to various organisms, like the Illinois ...

Ice accumulations around ... at Chicago issued multiple winter weather advisories for parts of northwest Indiana and northeastern Illinois. One advisory that includes the Indiana counties in ...

A severe solar storm on Sunday ignited hopes for a dazzling display of northern lights ... maybe even across Illinois skies. No reports of northern lights visible from Chicago-area skies had ...

In partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education, the Food Bank will provide 7,500 free meals daily to kids across 13 counties in suburban and rural Northern Illinois. No ID, registration ...

Cicadas have been around for weeks in Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. So, their time is nearly up, right? Here's when they ...

At least 50 Illinois villages, towns, cities and counties will soon see an increase in local sales taxes. The taxes go into effect July 1 and are defined as local sales taxes or a change in the ...