As cold weather sets in, we often find ourselves retreating indoors where it’s warm.

Danville Public Library is finding new ways to share knowledge and resources with the community. Three years after a native plant garden was installed at the library, visitors can now take home free ...

The Great Rivers Land Trust has received an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Natural Area Stewardship Grant (NAS). The grant, which is administered through the Illinois Department of Natural ...

Cultivating native plants that naturally thrive in our region offers numerous ... It’s time to shake off those winter blues with Illinois Extension and Danville Area Community College!

Non-native plants hurt Charleston's animal kingdom and environment. Help sustain the ecosystem by growing native plants like ...

Some of our favorite yards combine native flowers for bees and bushy thickets that harbor quail and chipmunks. Here are some ...

One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before ...

The rare Amorphophallus gigas – a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower – has bloomed for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn in 2018. Native to ...

Once considered an endangered species, there are now more than 3,100 bald eagles wintering in at least 27 Illinois counties.

Streator native Tony Obrohta will be on national TV Friday morning playing guitar for the band Chicago, whose original lineup was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is shown here in a ...

Derango, a native of Peru and now one of the most sought-after cinematographers ... and she said I hope that this inspires someone else from the Illinois Valley to follow their dreams. I never thought ...