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Meet Radar, a lovable 9-month-old puppy who weighs 60 pounds and is ready to find his forever home at the Dubuque Regional Humane Society.

Fall is peak season for skunk encounters in Illinois. Young skunks are out searching for territory, and backyards become their hunting grounds.

Thousands of hummingbirds are fueling up right now as they pass through Northern Illinois heading south for winter.

Blake’s Prairie Battle at the Bog returns to Bloomington with mud, motors, competition, food, and plenty of family-friendly fun.

Meet Alpha Chicago, where artificial intelligence handles academics and human mentors focus on what machines can't teach.

If you've noticed more spiders around lately, blame the season. Late summer and early fall bring them out in force around here.

If you're not visiting these National Parks in the fall, you're really missing out.

One teacher's extraordinary run down the Mississippi River raised over twelve thousand dollars for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Land and Water Fest brings music, nature, conservation and climate conversation to the Dubuque Arboretum while raising funds to protect the region's land, water and wildlife.

Illinois is on pace for a tornado year unlike anything in recorded history, with activity four times above normal through July alone.