A camera trap managed by the Urban Wildlife Institute recently caught a flying squirrel on film near Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery, a rare sighting that's believed to be the first for the project in about eight years. Of the three species of flying squirrel, only one lives in Illinois, and most are typically found in larger swaths of forest.
One columnist argues the city's Obama Presidential Center project will violate legendary designer Frederick Law Olmsted's vision.
24 city parks offer free tree drop-off this year.
Millennium Park's Lurie Garden is just one crucial food source for the pollinators.
Chicago Department of Transportation plans to discuss a proposal to make Chicago Avenue safer for cyclists and pedestrians this year.
Someone is hanging rope swings in Logan Square Park—the same place a trampoline showed up months ago.
This year, improved park access helped the Windy City jump higher on the Trust for Public Lands list.
In artist Peter Gorman's new map-based print, 20 diagonal road junctions look like snowflakes and dancing figures.
City planners use these detailed maps to conserve open space, waterways, and animal habitats.
The next phase of the Building on Burnham plan focuses on turning the Chicago River into a recreation hub.
