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The 9-2 Patriots have the best record in football. They might go deep into the playoffs. They might (gulp) make it to the ...

Bird banding at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in South Wellfleet is delicate work, more like jewelry repair ...

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Residents got their first taste Tuesday night when the aurora borealis lit up the night sky in pink, yellow and green. It was ...

There is a forest hidden in rural Cook County, Illinois, that seems like something out of a fairy tale – especially in light ...

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The giant Canada goose was once thought extinct. Now, our cities and towns are overrun with them — and the hard truth is that humans are to blame ...

Chloe Cline helped Illinois State soccer overcome SIU in its 2-1 first round victory of the Missouri Valley Conference ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 100 years of conservation and service to the people of Illinois throughout 2025. The department was established July 1, 1925, as the ...