Dyeing the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day started with a simple idea hatched by two influential friends in the 1960s.

Good morning, Chicago. Every year as part of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, thousands of onlookers clad in green cheer on a boat crew sprinkling orange powder into the Chicago River to ...

The Upper Illinois River Watershed Post-Fire Restoration Project is nearing its completion. Crews helped with the replanting ...

The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

The Michigan DNR has revamped its boat launch map with an interactive map showing more than 1,000 launch sits. In this MLive File Photo boaters launch their boats at Austin Lake in Portage, Michigan. ...

Christopher David Benda stands along side the state champion bald cypress, No. 2 on the Illinois Big Tree Register, in the Cache River ... check out the interactive map of IBTR champions.

The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means three parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.

St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations are officially here, with an iconic Chicago tradition kicking off festivities Saturday morning as the Chicago River was dyed green.

The female beaver, who is likely pregnant, has been spotted along the South Branch of the Chicago River near docks in the Pilsen, Bridgeport, and McKinley Park neighborhoods.

Wayne County is buying a small property from PennDOT. The purchase is a step toward another public Lackawaxen River boating access. The Indian Orchard river access is the last of four that are ...