including an Arbor Day celebration on Friday. On Wednesday, join the Chicago Public Library for story time at the zoo. From 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., enjoy Planet Earth songs and books.

Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in 1970.

This Earth Day, let’s step up in Chicago and Illinois. Howard Learner is CEO and president of the Environmental Law & Policy Center.

CHICAGO – Local groups are keeping the Earth Day message alive going into the spring. While Saturday’s temperatures were only in the 40s, they didn’t stop volunteers’ efforts during an ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share Earth Day was marked not with celebration but with a sense of urgency and despair for Environmental Protection Agency union members in Chicago as the Trump ...

Sports and sustainability might not be two words that come to mind in the same sentence often, but Chicago’s teams are making strides in their environmental efforts. The city’s iconic stadiums ...

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution ... We'll catch you up on the news you need to know with the Chicago Catch-Up newsletter. It's not a federal holiday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A mother's love - It's unconditional and steadfast. At times sacrificial. That deep bond and unwavering ...

Featured on WGN Radio’s Home Sweet Home Chicago on 04/19/25: Bob Schmitt of The Junkluggers joins the show to highlight Earth Day and why it is so important to beware of planned obsolescence and the ...