With a new acquisition of 68 acres in southern Cook County, the Cook County Forest Preserve now maintains over 70,000 acres of land. Eileen Figel joins the show to talk about the recent acquisition ...

The Forest Preserves of Cook County acquired a 68-acre parcel in the southeastern suburbs on Tuesday, marking the first time the district has held more than 70,000 acres of land in its 110-year ...

Will County — The Forest Preserve District of Will County has announced it will reduce its property tax rate by 27% for 2025, under its new balanced budget. According to an announcement from the ...

Ecologists from the Lake County Forest Preserves are testing an experimental ... Matt Allender, director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Epidemiology Lab and director of conservation ...

In this episode of Monument Moment, we head to the Chicago's southwest suburbs where the reactor that first split the atom is now buried deep under a Cook County forest preserve. Posted November ...

To view adoptable animals, go to www.adoptpetshelter.org. The new Forest Preserve District of Will County budget includes money for improvements to be made at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center and ...

Police have identified a gunman wanted for shooting a man multiple times at a busy shopping center in Vernon Hills following an argument Thursday evening. The Vernon Hills Police Department and ...

President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to deploy military personnel to enact his mass deportation plan—something that legal scholars and several Illinois officials say he can't legally do.