We’re deep into fall here in northern Illinois, and a thick layer of leaves crunch underfoot. While many of us are gearing up for the annual chore of raking up the leaves in our yards, environment reporter Jess Savage has been learning about why many species benefit from the leaves staying put all winter.

Illinois released new education data on Thursday. Peter Medlin reports on how Rockford Public Schools performed…

Who’s haunting your local theater? The Under Rocks team goes in search of theater ghost lights…and finds a whole lot more.

Dan Bernstein began hosting Chicago sports podcasts for Hubbard Broadcastings 312 Sports in August.

Poetry may not be the first thing that enters your mind as Halloween approaches, but the DeKalb Public Library will tie the two things together in its upcoming event.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's featured poet is Michael Lee Johnson.

Bat Week is an international celebration of bats and their importance. The Roger Gustafson Nature Center in Belvidere will hold an interactive presentation on bats on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

A program called “National Math Stars” wants to identify and support the nation’s top young math minds. This school year, it welcomed its first group of Illinois “math stars.” WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports.