North America has lost 3 billion birds since 1970, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle, a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, offers some simple things that you can do to make your yard bird-friendly.
Ned Bruns, a retired carpenter, has filled his Elk Grove Village yard with flowers and valuable milkweed plants, the only place monarch butterflies lay their eggs, in an effort to help reverse decline.
When a pianist, comedian, and musical theater buff suffers a stroke, he isn t the least surprised when wise-cracking doctors and singing physical therapists dance onto the scene.
On Thursday, Aug. 19, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Rethinking Parental Pressure: A Positive Approach to Encouraging Your Child to Be Their Best Self" with Christopher Thurber and Hendrie Weisinger.
Marian Cardwell completed a record-breaking continuous 18+ hour swim effort on Thursday, Aug. 5, in order to raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes and support the research through the Chicago Diabetes Project.