Today in Chicago History: The city’s snowiest Easter ever
1964: Chicago experienced 7.1 inches of snow on Easter Sunday — the heaviest Easter snowfall on record and the largest last ...
Naperville’s Lucy Westlake has summited the world’s tallest mountains. Now she wants to protect them.
The DuPage County Board honored Lucy Westlake as part of a proclamation for Women’s History Month. The board commemorated the ...
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A giant iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica—then researchers found life they’d never imagined beneath it
On a January morning in 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke free from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It ...
From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding.