Patty Wetli
Independent Journalist at Freelance
Reporter at WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL)
Shortest of 4 siblings, prone to cookie rampages. I also freaking love flowers. On the urban nature beat at WTTW News @wttw
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
news.wttw.com | Patty Wetli
The Plovers Have Landed. At Least 2 of the Endangered Birds Are Confirmed at Montrose Beach Plover watchers are keeping a close eye on the pair of Great Lakes piping plovers that arrived at Montrose Beach Friday, April 11, 2025. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) Easter may be right around the corner, but for Chicago’s piping plover lovers, Friday felt more like Christmas morning. Two endangered Great Lakes piping plovers have been confirmed at Montrose Beach.
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3 weeks ago |
news.wttw.com | Patty Wetli
Endangered Corpse Flowers in Botanical Collections Could Be Inbred to Extinction Due to Shoddy Recordkeeping: Study A wilting corpse flower. (Ward DeWitt / iStock) Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is a rock star in the plant world.
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1 month ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Patty Wetli
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Block Club in 2019 and DNAinfo Chicago in 2015. CHICAGO — If you’ve made St. Patty’s Day plans, you’ve jumped the gun by several months. If, on the other hand, you’re meeting up with friends for a St. Paddy’s Day pint or four, you’re in luck. What’s the difference? Allow Marcus Campbell to enlighten.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Patty Wetli
Share Preservation Chicago has released its annual “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” list of threatened buildings and assets, and the roll call reads like a trip through Chicago history: from a bridge that witnessed the shining White City, to a clock that’s measured the rise and fall of Chicago as a manufacturing center, to a church at the heart of the Great Migration.
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2 months ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Patty Wetli
Chicago is about to get a “good thumping” of snow mid-week — its first of the winter — and while the accumulation isn’t expected to reach even half a foot, the timing of the storm will pack a significant punch, according to Gino Izzi, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service Chicago office. A winter storm watch has been issued for the Chicago area and much of northern Illinois from 9 a.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday.
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OMG, I’ve been getting (and deleting) these texts pretty much daily Don’t Click on Those Road Toll Texts. FBI Issues Fresh Warning About the Smishing Scam | Chicago News | WTTW https://t.co/IJ5mBvLFwZ
Saw this guy washed up at Montrose beach and wondered "what the heck?!" Here's what Chicago's crayfish expert had to say about this impressive invader 👇 https://t.co/FZELJfwiJ4
You’re gonna see a lot of paczki lists. Here’s one from an actual Polish-American-Chicagoan who knows the real deal when she tastes it. Paczki Day Is Next Week. Here Are 5 Bakeries to Place Your Next Order | Chicago News | WTTW https://t.co/0PtbhB6Wrb
