A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured after a shooting Friday night in Chicago Lawn. Chicago police said the ...

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Oak Trees Oak trees are a keystone species across the country, collectively supporting nearly 500 species of caterpillars.

Ask Claire Snyder about the discovery of hydrilla in DuPage County, and she doesn’t hold back. “I am kind of calling it ...

Fall officially started Sept. 22. Fall leaf tours in the New England are wildly popular. In the northern part of the country, ...

I urge you to go find a big oak tree near your home, be grateful it is alive, and imagine what stories it could tell.

At any rate, a reblooming-type iris flowering in November is remarkable. Most years, irises attempting to flower this late ...

I HAVE BEEN getting in quite a bit of horseback riding this fall, which proved soothing throughout the political turmoil. The ...

DEAR NEIL: What is wrong with my live oak? I hope it’s not a disease, since I have five others in my yard, and I don’t want ...

After a move to give a one-time credit of $29.04 to participants in the refuse collection program failed in July, Oak Park’s ...

Q: I need hints to help my mom keep her jade trees alive. She has killed several in the past. They have received filtered ...

Water trees, shrubs ... well-drained soil and can tolerate a sandy dry location. It has a classic oak-shaped leaf with C-shaped sinuses. The lustrous dark green leaves change to shades of scarlet ...