Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

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Evoking the brutality of human intervention, for instance, Athena LaTocha (Hunkpapa Lakota and Ojibwe) overlays lead and steel sheet metal on an ink-washed conifer photograph in “Before the Sun ...

The rust-colored stone is split into two halves; on each half is an imprint of an extinct conifer leaf in exquisite ... played out and were backfilled; the gold-rush days ended.

A disabled veteran expressed his deep frustration with the county’s lack of action, despite his many phone calls to ‘higher ups.’ One by one, his frustration was shared by dozens of neighbors, farmers ...

Lingering copper and faded gold beech leaves accented the dark green conifers. Occasionally snow would tumble off a cedar branch, like a soft exhalation. If this was forest bathing, it’d be a ...

This sun trap between green and gold conifers is a welcoming private spot for morning coffee and catching up on reading. The angular resin-bonded path, with inset ‘stepping-stone’ pavers ...

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer These days, when we think of pinecones we think about crafts or home décor, but they can be used for so much more. Evergreen trees provide food, shelter and nesting ...

This sun trap between green and gold conifers is a welcoming private spot for morning coffee and catching up on reading. The angular resin-bonded path, with inset ‘stepping-stone’ pavers, makes a neat ...