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Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted during 2024 emergence at suburban Chicago arboretum
It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum's Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup arrived at the Children’s Garden with a special guest: a rare, blue-eyed female Magicicada cassini cicada, spotted earlier in the day by a visitor. A lucky few saw the cicada Friday at the arboretum in Lisle, Illinois,...
Illinois Grocery Chain Dumping Cashiers and Checkouts – Run by AI
I am not anti-tech and I can prove it, but I am concerned about what an Illinois grocery chain is doing that includes doing away with cashiers and the traditional checkout process and allowing stores to be run completely by artificial intelligence. Yes, the robots are taking over. Food and...
Join the Growing Team: Volunteer at Montgomery Botanical Gardens This Spring
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Illinois Grocery Chain Dumping Cashiers and Checkouts – Run by AI
I am not anti-tech and I can prove it, but I am concerned about what an Illinois grocery chain is doing that includes doing away with cashiers and the traditional checkout process and allowing stores to be run completely by artificial intelligence. Yes, the robots are taking over. Food and...
Illinois Zoo Welcomes Koalas For 1st Time In 90-Year History
Did you know a famed and historic Illinois zoo is finally getting koalas?. I guess that, for all the times that I have been to the Brookfield Zoo, which is numerous, I never considered that they have zero koalas. Well, that all changes today because, for the 1st Time in...
Memorial Day events | Human cicada video sequel | Morton Arboretum mini golf
Naperville’s Memorial Day Parade, remembrance events on May 27. Thousands of Naperville residents are expected to gather on Monday, May 27, for the 96th annual Memorial Day Parade and remembrance ceremonies around the city to honor those who lost their lives while serving our country. The Memorial Day Parade...
An Illinois Brewery Really Made A Cicada-Infused Liqueur
Summer 2024 will go down as the Cicadapocalypse. As predicted, cicadas are taking over the world (or at least the Midwest) right now. It's the double brood emergence that only happens every few (hundred) years and it's resulted in cicada-based recipes (I'm not kidding). Cicadas are loud, they squirt pee...
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