If you need help identifying the wildflowers you see, get a good guidebook, such as “Illinois Wildflowers” by Don Kurz, or try the iNaturalist phone app.

BLOOMINGTON — Woodland wildflowers are a lot like us. Some are showy; some are not. Some are tough; some are delicate. Most important this time of year, they need sunshine. That latter trait is ...

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Jim Barker's idea of turning his farm into a floral wonderland was born of the Illinois financial crisis in 2010. Illinois man makes hobby of growing state wildflowers, turning property into ...

If everyone from governor on down could take just a few minutes to consider the wildflower, our state would be in a healthier state. After all, there is no bickering partisanship in wildflowers.

As we hiked down the Illinois River Trail, tight-roping the edge of a burnt-orange canyon carved by the river 2,000 feet below, it felt as though we were searching for a needle in a haystack.

SELMA, Ore. -- As we hiked down the Illinois River Trail, tight-roping the edge of a burnt-orange canyon carved by the river 2,000 feet below, it felt as though we were searching for a needle in a hay ...