advertisement

Log Out

Environmental

Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it

By CALEIGH WELLS and AYA DIAB
Dec 30, 2025 3:16 pm - The busiest time of the year for product returns is just beginning. The National Retail Federation estimates 17% of holiday purchases will be sent back this year. These returns come with an environmental cost, but there's a lot consumers and companies are doing to minimize it.
Nvidia gains, hospitals hurt: Congress winners and losers

By Erik Wasson and Steven T. Dennis
Dec 29, 2025 8:57 am - The Republican-controlled Congress has been very good to most of corporate America this year. Foremost among the boons is a $4 trillion tax cut package that extended and added generous breaks for businesses large and small.
‘A small but real benefit’: Grayslake action cements the dissolution of a layer of government

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 19, 2025 10:18 pm - Eliminating a layer of government some taxpayers in the Grayslake area may not even have been aware of is more a philosophical victory but also has advantages, village leaders say.
Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand

By Brett Chase
Dec 17, 2025 11:15 am - Illinois is running out of power. That’s the word from state analysts trying to figure out whether there are enough sources of electricity to keep the lights on in the coming years.
Final step in Lake Michigan water project near Buffalo Grove underway

Daily Herald report
Dec 17, 2025 8:15 am - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has approved the changeover to Lake Michigan water for the Pekara, Inverrary and Horatio Gardens neighborhoods near Buffalo Grove.
Why the world’s top coffee producer is switching up its beans

By Renata Carlos Daou
Dec 09, 2025 4:47 pm - In the coming years, coffee from Brazil might start to taste a bit different. The South American country is the world’s biggest producer of arabica, a mild variety of coffee bean. But as climate change makes it harder to grow those beans, some farmers are investing in robusta, which produces a more bitter bean but can tolerate higher temperatures and is more resistant to diseases.
‘This is a hot topic’: Lake County panel to consider data center impacts

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 05, 2025 2:26 pm - A Lake County Board committee plans to discuss the potential impacts of data centers and possible ways to slow their development.
Paint recovery program makes it easier to get rid of old products at no cost

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 03, 2025 5:01 pm - While out navigating the holiday rush you can also get a jump on spring cleaning under a new statewide paint recovery program.
Could goats be forest preserve district’s secret weapon against invasive plants?

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 01, 2025 5:57 pm - Four-legged reinforcements may be enlisted to help battle invasive buckthorn in Lake County forest preserves.
Hoffman Estates will collect holiday lights for recycling

Submitted by Hoffman Estates
Nov 24, 2025 9:52 am - The village of Hoffman Estates wants to help residents keep holiday lights out of landfills by recycling them for free this season.

Showing 1-10 of 567 next