Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” USDA plant hardiness zones refer to areas of a map developed by the ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA ... The USDA has published a plant hardiness zone map on their website. Follow these additional tips to help for hardy perennials survive a harsh winter: Many perennials ...

Start by finding your zone using the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. This will help you start ... For example, if you live in a northern area of Illinois and want to grow tomatoes outdoors, you ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Plant Hardiness Zone Map that divides the U.S. into 13 different zones, which helps gardeners choose plants that can survive in their respective ...

52 of the 118 Illinois House district boundaries violate being constitutionally compact. The 2021 legislative redistricting map, used in elections in 2022 and last November, has resulted in ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced the slate of waterfowl hunting open houses, which are usually done ...

she often directs them first to the Building Commission's flood zone map, which uses shaded colors and a corresponding legend to quickly deliver flood risk information to users. Residents can ...

Severe winds and storms overnight left a trail of damage across the Chicago area and in parts of Illinois. The far west suburbs followed tornado warnings in Dupage, Kendall, Kane, and Dekalb counties.

White, a guard who spent this past season at Illinois, will be a senior at KU for the 2025-26 campaign. He’s also played for USC and Louisville during his college career. He joins Loyola-Chicago ...

Though prior versions had distinguished between “moderate,” “high” and “very high” hazard zones in areas under CalFire’s remit, the maps only showed the most dangerous bits of the ...