How to "fight the bite" during an uptick in the insects in Illinois as warmer weather has more people and pets heading ...

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Those looking to take advantage of living in proximity to the world's fifth-largest lake this summer have plenty of options ...

A morel on a golf course, a "Put Your Junk in the Trunk" campaign and the rise of pickleball in the outdoors world are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

News from around the Southland includes items from Will County, Blue Island, Beverly, Oak Forest, Midlothian, Frankfort and ...

Cook County Forest Preserves is on a mission to restore 30,000 acres of habitat to high-quality condition by the year 2030.

MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival returns on Sunday, June 8 at the St. Paul Forest Preserve, ...

A question on why one pair of Canada geese seem to have multiple families of goslings in tow and a Trout Unlimited meeting with talk on Illinois water access lead the notes from around Chicago ...

A suspect is facing charges after a 70-year-old golfer was struck by a vehicle during a car chase of sorts at a Chicago golf ...