

Icebow
Ice crystals suspended in cirrostratus clouds reflect sunlight in a perfect ring. To gaze upon an icebow is to know that rain will fall...


Mammatocumulous
Chicago skies have been unusually dynamic this spring. Alternating between volatile, serene, spectacular, threatening and bizarre....


Nicholas Senn High School
Dedicated in 1910, Senn is a Classical Revival gem. Designed by architect Arthur F. Hussander, the school was named in honor of Nicholas...


Vanishing Lake County
Peterson Road between Illinois Rtes. 45 and 60 is the site of vanishing countryside. Massive expansion of that stretch has created...


Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
At Midewin (mi-DAY-win) the fragrant air is full of birdsong. Watch your step—some nest on the ground! Nature is reclaiming the fields...


McHenry County
Dazzling sunlight and a parade of clouds set off the rural beauty of McHenry Co. Quiet.


Volo Bog
Originally a steep-sided lake created by a stranded chunk of Wisconsonian glacier, Volo Bog is an odd beauty. Beneath the frozen surface...