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Do you want to preserve the biodiversity of agaves? Or do you want to preserve agaves in the wild? Because those are two different things, often at odds with one another. And you can’t have that conversation without talking about the reasons for the disappearing wild lands in Mexico.

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. Feb. 5 Growing Greens Indoors: Virtually...

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. Jan. 28 Kane County Home Show: 10 a.m. t...

“Go outside.” Oak Parker Hila Ratzabi writes in her poem, How to Pray While the World Burns, “Find a patch of grass, sand, dir./Sit, kneel, place a hand or just/A finger to the soft earth/Feel it pulse back.” 

If youre looking to get in the holiday spirit, heres an exhaustive list of spirited events happening across the suburbs over the next week.

Using specialized tools or creative watering techniques can make it easier to garden if you have a disability that causes pain, physical limitations or fatigue.

Plus: Dad of Highland Park shooting suspect takes plea deal; Cubs fire manager and more.

There aren’t a lot of similarities between Nevada and a rainforest.

For decades, Nevada's orchids have largely gone unstudied. Desert Research Institute scientists are changing that.

Spend a festive weekend in Chicago’s North Shore looking at holiday lights, stocking up on sweets and shopping for gifts.