Magnet fishing in Chicago sounded like a fun day out until my magnet started catching things that told a different story.

A photo of a beautiful buck brings a reminder of the rut nearing, Illinois trout season opens on Oct. 18 but stocking is ...

We dropped the magnet into the Chicago River expecting scrap instead, we hit the biggest jackpot we’ve ever found. What started as a casual day cleaning the water turned into a wild downtown discovery ...

Many things twined to document the Chicago River revival the last three decades. In the 1990s, Rita Somen caught more than ...

A leaf-covered path in Gebhard Woods State Park, Illinois - Eddie J. Rodriquez/Shutterstock With lakes and forests all around, Chicago makes it easy to slip away from the city and reconnect with ...