The Lincoln Park Zoo is taking Earth Day to the next level with celebrations all week long. In honor of Earth Day on Tuesday, ...

1970: As the first Earth Day was observed in the United States, Illinois Attorney General William Scott told a rally at the ...

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

From arboretum tours to animal feeding, Earth Week at the Lincoln Park Zoo offers ways to connect with nature and celebrate ...

This group was just one cleaning up alongside one road for one hour, but a difference was already noticeable once they were ...

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency employees and advocates call for help as the ...

Tuesday is Earth Day, and the Excel Academy of Roseland is working to keep their neighborhood clean during the second annual ...

On this Earth Day, the City of Chicago is encouraging residents to try composting as a way to care for the planet.

Head Start helps children from birth to age 5 prepare for school and connect to nutrition, health care and mental health ...

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring,” about the pesticide DDT and its damaging effects on the food chain, hit ...