Three taxidermied penguins preside over Room 426 in Allwine Hall, standing atop a row of metal cabinets in the back corner.

By definition, awe means, “an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, ...

If you discover a squirrel nesting in your home or shed, look for its entryway into the structure. Squirrels may come in ...

Hickory Heights has an abundance of wildlife. I enjoy every minute of it. This morning, I watched a black squirrel running around the yard. First, I saw him in the grass. Then he was halfway up a tree ...

For about two minutes, I seriously considered raking the leaves windrowed against sheds that I won’t need access to until ...

Nestled in the lush greenery of Western Springs, Go Ape is where Tarzan meets suburban Illinois. This arboreal obstacle course is a veritable jungle gym for grown-ups, complete with rope ladders, ...

Another must-see spot is the Renaissance Theatre, where “The Shawshank Redemption” premiered in 1994. It’s a gorgeous venue ...

Pirbright and Pyrford have in common one thing in the origin of the name of their village: the association with pears.

We looked into the claim and found that the images were real — meaning that they were not photoshopped or otherwise digitally ...

When it starts to get cold, squirrels scurry around caching for the winter. But what is squirrel caching, and why do they do it?

Using a variety of techniques, the researchers realized that two subspecies of squirrels from Southeast Asia were actually ...