Patty Wetli

1 week ago | news.wttw.com | Patty Wetli

Illinois’ Rare Plants Have a Fighting Chance of Survival Thanks to This Volunteer Monitoring Program Gretel Kiefer checks in on rare yellow trout lily at Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) When it comes to endangered species, animals receive the lion’s share of attention versus plants. They get more protections, too.

2 weeks ago | news.wttw.com | Patty Wetli

Aquarid Meteor Shower Reaching Its Peak. Here’s How To Look for These Chips Off the Old Halley’s Comet An Aquarid meteor streaks across the sky. (David Hoffmann Photography / iStock) The world’s most famous comet won’t make another swing by Earth until the year 2061, but bits and pieces of Halley’s Comet will be visible as meteors in upcoming days. The Aquarid meteor shower will peak in the pre-dawn hours of May 5 and 6 as Earth passes through Halley’s debris field.

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Patty Wetli

Share Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors The main building is the largest non-skyscraper example of art deco design in Chicago, according to Landmarks Illinois, and the complex has long been a landmark not only for the community but for motorists on the Chicago Skyway. Though the campus was built to serve 6,000 students — and once offered as many as 30 training programs — fewer than 900 students are currently enrolled.

2 weeks ago | news.wttw.com | Patty Wetli

3 Chicago Sites Make List of Illinois 10 Most Endangered Historic Places Chicago Vocational High School. (Paul Morgan / Landmarks Illinois) Chicago Vocational High School led Landmarks Illinois’ annual list of the state’s 10 most endangered historic places, released Thursday.

2 weeks ago | outdoornews.com | Patty Wetli

After stalling in Oklahoma in early April as they waited for milkweed to emerge, the butterflies have now crossed into Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, according to Journey North. The ones that reach Illinois are often a second generation – the offspring of the monarchs that left Mexico. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.