Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adam Bianchi does not consider himself an administrator. But eight months ago — amid sweeping cuts to federal parks, forests and ...

What kind of outdoorsman leaves Colorado for Illinois? Six months into his tenure as general superintendent with the Forest ...

Here's an amazing fact: Cook County is the most biodiverse county in the entire state of Illinois. That means there are plants and animals in the areas that surround Chicago that you won't see ...

Make your spring cleaning more sustainable by recycling your hard-to-dispose-of items, Saturday, April 25 at Dan Ryan-Central ...

Chicagoland parents who are looking to add a little adventure to family life need look no further than the Forest Preserves of Cook County — where plenty of close-to-home wildlife and nature ...

Amidst an array of national Earth Day celebrations, in Morton Grove, area residents gathered Sunday to celebrate not just the ...

Spring transforms this hidden Illinois forest preserve into a burst of color, rolling trails, and peaceful views you won’t ...

A missing woman from the St. Louis area was found strangled Thursday in a Cook County Forest Preserve near Des Plaines, authorities said. Marquisha Williams, 29, went missing Dec. 20, according to a ...

When you think about poaching, ramps are likely not the first thing that come to mind. But as foraging has grown in popularity, plants including ramps, a popular wild onion, and mushrooms such as ...

Tinley Park firefighters responded to a brush fire about noon Wednesday on the 6100 block of Oak Forest Avenue, in the Cook County Forest Preserve, said Kristopher Dunn, deputy fire chief ...