Shedd Aquarium shared the disheartening news of another death among the beluga whales it rescued this summer from a defunct marine park in Canada.

The Chicago region is drying out after a soggy stretch that saw multiple rounds of storms dump upwards of half a foot of rain on some municipalities.

An $18 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund will help researchers measure how resilient these plants are to drought and other climate stressors, how much carbon they can store and for how long, and how to get the plants onto farms at scale.

The medical and animal care staff at Shedd Aquarium have been on an emotional rollercoaster the past few months as the institution participated in an unprecedented rescue of 10 beluga whales.

A researcher at Shedd Aquarium tracked a single bluegill traveling nearly 7.5 miles in a single day, or the equivalent of a 52-mile swim for a human.

A new report outlines investments made by the forest preserve district between 2023 and 2025 that wouldn’t have happened without additional tax dollars.

A pending federal proposal would roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prevents road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres of federal forest land, including approximately 11,000 acres of sensitive wildlife in the Shawnee National Forest.

WTTW News spoke with Ron Pitelka, the guy who extracted a 50-ton prehistoric boulder at O’Hare Airport.

The Chicago Department of Aviation launched a naming contest for a giant boulder unearthed at the airfield.

The park, which serves as an entry to the 606 Bloomingdale Trail, would honor one of Chicago’s most acclaimed street artists.

Organizers have announced an addition to the upcoming open water Chicago River Swim: the Big Jump.

Work on the critical carp barrier was halted in late July. On Wednesday, the White House lifted the stop-work order.

“At this time, it is impossible to know if these passings are isolated or related,” Shedd said in a statement.

Members of Teamsters Local 700 and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County has come to terms on a contract extension, ending a 16-day strike by approximately 230 forest preserve employees.

Chicagoans are invited to vote on the next improvement to the city’s front yard, Grant Park.

Wednesday is expected to be a repeat of Tuesday, when the heat index reached 106 degrees at Chicago's Midway Airport and 103 degrees at O'Hare.