Powerful wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour are possible with an upcoming line of potentially severe storms making their way toward the Chicago area Friday.

The mural by Eric Minckley gives a sense of place and show that "this isn't a drive-through" but a destination.

What started as a summer-like day Friday will end with potentially severe storms as a powerful system prepares to sweep across the region, but there's a narrow window of time you'll want to make sure ...

Christy Rollinson is the arboretum forest ecology research scientist at the Morton Arboretum, and joined ABC7 Chicago Tuesday to talk about how the weather might affect spring blooms. The next month ...

Jack Dykinga won a Pulitzer in Chicago, then came West for a celebrated career in nature photography. And at age 82, after a ...

Traveling to Chicago does not have to be expensive. Here are some free things to do when you visit, including museums, parks, ...

I can walk to this outdoor museum and observe sculptures I’d never see in spring and summer, and sometimes even free music is ...

The indiscriminate terminations at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie will have wide-ranging consequences. Last year, its ...

Here are some events in the Milwaukee area this March. Maple Sugarin’ Festival, noon to 4 p.m. March 15. Hike through the maple forest, tap a tree, trade nature items for maple candies ...

The University of Iowa is in the throes of deciding whether to terminate its 60-year-old lease with the 485-acre Macbride Nature Recreation Area. Did you ever take your children to the Bird ...

Thinking of spending some of spring in Chicago? Great choice! The city I proudly call home is a fine place to be as the weather warms up after the chilly (and of course windy) winter season. This ...