The eighth annual Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum kicks off the holiday season Nov. 20 as a reimagined driving experience with new displays, drive-up concessions and a customized ...

In 1922, salt company magnate Joy Morton established this tree haven on 175 acres in Lisle. Today it spans 1,700 acres of woodlands, gardens, wetlands and other natural areas. The Arboretum’s ...

Blockbuster titles are usually slated for summer; prestige efforts by literary lights hit stores in the ... (Jeffrey Ross/The Morton Arboretum) Pruning is a great way to get outdoors in winter ...

A breathtaking blend of art, nature and lighting, ENLIGHTEN debuted as the Midwest’s newest must-see holiday lighting display ...

Good morning, Chicago. When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda today, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...

A 130-foot western hemlock tree, its story lives on. The tree was dedicated in 1958, as part of JBLM’s Commanding Generals’ Arboretum, for then-Maj. Gen. William W. Quinn, commanding general ...

What do holiday lights mean to you? There can be many meanings of lights. Maybe they mean fun times or new beginnings or perhaps lights have other meanings for you. On the weekend, we were at the ...

“Most shrubs are dormant in winter, so it’s a good time to prune them,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “With the ...

Note: Due to the discovery of boxwood blight, the arboretum has closed its Boxwood Collection and adjacent Perennials Collection in order to prevent spread of the disease. It is closed until ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's leading nature and wildlife institutions are teaming up in a major new initiative to save endangered species. It was announced as part of a worldwide effort Friday ...