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

In this week's girls basketball takeaways, we take a look at some conference title races that are still going into the final ...

We spent a day underwater to see how biological collection specialists are saving freshwater mussels one dive at a time.

The recently remodeled 'white on white' home sits on a 5.5-acre property with over 400 feet of private Lake Michigan beach ...

Beavers can cause property damage, but they also positively impact the environment. Some are working to peacefully manage the ...

It was a much-needed snowy weekend in the Eagle River Valley, inspiring me to some more quick hits on a variety of ...