Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Kellogg Fairbank III, who became the Chicago Maritime Museum’s executive director after a career in business, has died.

Shoppers in some parts of the country are finding empty egg shelves in their local grocery stores. And some grocery stores ...

The latest book, "Little Birdies Finish the River's Water," highlights the importance of sharing and working together as the ...

The Sarandí stream near Villa Inflamable in the municipality of Avellaneda is home to tanneries and other industries that ...

Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement.

A s they transport us to underwater landscapes, aquariums provide a soothing experience for visitors. The dark rooms, illuminated by soft light emanating from the tanks, display a ...

This weekend in North Jersey, Feb. 6 to Feb. 9, experience music, theater, sports, nature and even a celebration of mac and ...

The Great Chicago Fire? Right date ... I know of no native species of plant or animal on any continent that has ever gone extinct because of natural fires. In regions where fire is a natural ...

The $27 million price tag includes 100 acres (40 hectares) of prime property along the Oklahoma River in a growing city of roughly ... seven-day-a-week operation with tens of thousands of animals ...

He arrived in California in 1876, settling first in the Stockton area and then in Humboldt County in 1883. In 1885, he ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Florida woman was due in court Monday on charges of animal cruelty in Chicago. Anita Damodaran, 38, was arrested on Dec. 10 at her home off Barbados Isle Drive in Tampa ...