Parks & Nature
On Friday Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García called to rename a post office in Pilsen, while leaders at Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center began the process of getting community feedback on renaming the school.
The Lisle arboretum is offering about 36,000 (mostly) perennial plants during its three-day Arbor Day sale.
As of Wednesday, there were still more than 20 tents at Gompers Park near North Pulaski Road, but the future remains unclear for the unhoused. Signs were recently posted telling residents they have to move their belongings by May 12.
Online registration opened at 9 a.m. and the park district suggests creating an account or double checking your email and password.
Now is the time to admire the blooms because if anything is certain, weather is unpredictable, which could affect the flowers’ full emergence.
Bird-watcher Tarik Shahzad spotted 294 bird species in Cook County in 2024, surpassing the previous milestone by one.
These 12 Chicago-area rinks have something for everyone, from sweeping views on a terrace to affordable options in the great outdoors.
The floating eco-park is garnering awards and global attention. It started as one man’s passion project — and almost didn’t get built at all.
Nagamo, the only piping plover chick that survived from a full clutch of eggs hatched in June, was spotted at the beach Wednesday after a few trips around the region this month. Parents Imani and Sea Rocket have already left.
Artist Ashley Kennedy livened up a drab wall under DuSable Lake Shore Drive with a painting of a piping plover, but the city removed it. She’s trying again, this time in consultation with city officials.
Nagamo, the lone survivor from a clutch of eggs spawned at the beach in June, returned to the lakefront Friday, bird watchers said.