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An Illinois HOA Killed a Clover Lawn, but the Native Plant Law May Not Protect Every Yard - AOL
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (633+ words) An Illinois condo homeowner's clover lawn dispute shows why eco-friendly yard changes can still run into HOA rules, even in a state with native landscaping protections. The dispute surfaced in a Reddit post covered by The Cool Down, where the…...
Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from U.S. border, USDA says
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (446+ words) A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to the USDA. A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to…...
Birdscape created at Round Lake Beach park: ‘They’re planting everything that birds love’
10+ mon, 5+ hour ago (452+ words) A group of people was briefly joined by an adult bald eagle during a community planting event last week. For a while, the bird circled the sky above Long Lake Park in Round Lake Beach as the delighted volunteers and…...
Art exhibit uses trash from beaches to teach about plastic pollution in the ocean
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (41+ words) The Washed Ashore Project created a new art exhibit traveling the country from all the junk people leave behind on beaches, which can end up in oceans. Art exhibit uses trash from beaches to teach about plastic pollution in the…...
Study finds Lake Michigan and Chicago River polluted with microplastics
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (43+ words) From Lake Michigan to the Chicago River to streams and creeks across the state, there are tiny bits of plastic in Illinois waterways, according to a new report from an environmental advocacy group. Study finds Lake Michigan and Chicago River…...
Season's first piping plover egg spotted at Montrose Beach
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (157+ words) May 18, 2026 / 9:31 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Montrose Beach resident piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket are expecting a chick again. The Piping Plover Group posted that an egg was laid at Montrose Beach on Saturday morning. The group is expecting three…...
Illinois is banning Bradford pear trees. Here’s why experts want them gone
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (24+ words) The photo shows a chainsaw cutting a towering, white-flowered tree off at the trunk. Kitz loves trees. But as an arborist with the......
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (380+ words) By LAURA BARGFIELD and TODD RICHMOND Chicago Park District officials announced last week that bird-watchers observed nesting activity starting in February in Park 597 along the Calumet River on the city’s Southeast Side. The first eaglet was spotted in the nest…...
Chicago could have worst case of mosquitoes this summer
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (30+ words) Chicago could be the second worst in the country for mosquitoes this summer, according to Orkin’s 2026 mosquito cities list. Chicago could have worst case of mosquitoes this summer...
Female piping plovers spotted at Chicago area beaches
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (37+ words) Sea Rocket was seen at Montrose Beach on Tuesday morning, and on Sunday, Blaze was spotted at a beach in Waukegan. Imani, Pepper, and Pippin arrived three weeks ago. Female piping plovers spotted at Chicago area beaches...