Gardeners are embracing native plants more and more for their environmental benefits, But native annuals are often overlooked ...

These picturesque beaches have a lot to offer, including some of the best scenery you've ever seen - check them out on your next trip for a fun adventure.

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 Illinois River and Kalmiopsis Wilderness can feel like a gigantic place — the mountains and canyons seem to swallow you whole — but it's the small things, a wildflower no bigger than the tip of a ...

Residents in northern Illinois will experience degraded air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south. Find out the AQI in your area.

A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with respiratory illnesses at risk, weather officials warned Friday evening.

In this guide, we've curated the top 10 scenic road trips in the United States, covering diverse regions and vistas. Whether you crave ocean views, red-rock canyons, lush forests, or rolling plains, ...

Food banks, like Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva, are the unsung heroes in the fight against climate change and world hunger.

A strong geomagnetic storm means the Northern Lights could be visible north of Chicago near the Illinois-Wisconsin border and in parts of Michigan Wednesday night.