Wheaton North seniors Zach Widelski and Ty Nielsen made the most of late bites Saturday to win the state title in bass fishing; plus cicadas, cottonwood fluff and monarchs fill the spring air.
A tutorial on photographing sunspots, a report on a coyote at Palmisano Park and a favor request from a tug engineer are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Also, Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn joins Blue Star program, Park Forest Historical Society sets Ice Cream Social, Annual festival celebrates Wolf Lake, Tech Thursdays begin in June at Mercy Circle