2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (538+ words) Rural opposition to massive data centers is growing, and Illinois is one of the latest places where that fight is playing out. This spring in Champaign County, a packed county board meeting turned into a call from residents for a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (48+ words) The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side. Green efforts at Obama Presidential…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (648+ words) June 3, 2026 / 10:26 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side....

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (28+ words) The POWER Act bill aims to address concerns about price increases, electricity shortages and environmental impacts. Joliet lawmakers, advocates push for bill addressing impacts caused by data centers...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (50+ words) Animal activists aren't letting up in their fight to free thousands of beagles from a breeding and research facility in Wisconsin. They gathered Monday afternoon outside Gov. Tony Evers' office at the state capitol in Madison, demanding action. Activists demand…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (676+ words) A tornado damaged home can be seen from the air in Kankakee County after storms ripped through the area in March. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois home…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (446+ words) The survey on the city of Elgin’s website is simple. Two questions. But how residents answer it could have a major impact on the city. Officials wants residents to tell them if they support the adoption of an ordinance banning…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (662+ words) April 13, 2026 / 2:01 PM CDT / CBS/AP Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years after notorious drug…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (496+ words) Joe Greendyk, a seasonal fisheries technician with the Illinois Natural History Survey, attempts to catch a silver carp as he and other researchers use electric currents to stun fish to study invasive carp abundance in the Illinois River. This coverage…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (986+ words) Environmental orgs fear changes could extend lives of coal-fired power plants PEORIA -- As Illinois officials remain strongly committed to closing coal-fired power plants, federal policies under the Trump administration are creating uncertainty, spurring legal action and a push by some…...