4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (335+ words) After a snow storm on Monday, followed by frigid weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, it's perfectly okay if you're looking for signs of spring coming our way here in Northern Illinois. One of the best signs that spring is getting…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (339+ words) Over the next several weeks, migrating songbirds will begin returning to Illinois after spending the winter in warmer parts of the country or in Central and South America. For many'of us across Northern Illinois, the sound of birds returning to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (268+ words) We've been feeding and enjoying the company of hummingbirds in our back yard for longer than I can remember, yet every year I end up having to try to'figure out when the best time is to put up the hummingbird…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (485+ words) It was just about a year ago that'law enforcement officers had to pull a coyote out of a refrigerated case at an Aldi store in Humboldt Park. Then, within the next week, another coyote caused a problem at O'Hare Airport…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (383+ words) Here we are in the middle of winter 2026, and Illinois' songbird population is, for the most part, gone for the winter or whittled down to just the toughest and most adaptable ones left . However, the'most prominent songbird in our state…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (281+ words) You've probably noticed over the last few weeks that in addition to shivering human beings, you're seeing lots of dogs that are wearing winter coats (and sometimes boots), too.Is this happening in your house with your dog(s)? If there's…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (424+ words) I'll make no secret of the fact that I absolutely love owls. Always have, beginning with moving into a neighborhood that bordered a decently-sized forest when I was a kid. Since our neighborhood had no streetlights and thousands of mature…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (269+ words) I didn't realize just how many wintering eagles there are in Illinois every year until I read that only Alaska has more each winter than we do right here in the Land of Lincoln. So how many eagles decide every…...