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Illinois lawmakers recently toured nature preserves to learn about local conservation efforts led by the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation.
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law, the time is ripe to look back at a plan by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to sell ...
The Quilt Garden, part of the larger Quilt Gardens tour throughout Elkhart County, is a living patchwork of colorful annuals planted in patterns reminiscent of traditional quilt designs. It’s a ...
Word origins reveal the surprising histories behind common expressions like 'boycott' and 'bluetooth,' often linked to ...
I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our ...
One world issue that’s likely to become a talking point is the Israel-Hamas war, given IL-09 has a highly concentrated Jewish population along with its large Middle Eastern and Asian populations, too.
Experts voice concerns that current measures could change "the National Park System irreparably for future generations." ...
Trump is pushing for cuts that could require 350 of the 433 sites run by the National Park Service to shut down.
Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt) was the 26th U.S. President, known for conservation, trust-busting, and a dynamic career ...
There is a word in the English language that describes what a person is doing when he/she makes statements that they know to ...