So far this season, there is no plover nest at Montrose Beach — just one plover looking for love. "Pippin was the 2024 bachelor," Itani said. Pippin was hatched in 2023 in Cat Island — located in Lake ...

Imani hatched at Montrose Beach in 2021. He has faithfully returned every year since, and last year he finally made a love ...

Imani, the son of beloved couple Monty and Rose, is back home, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, a volunteer organization ...

Imani returned Friday to the beach where he hatched in 2021. His arrival came one week after birdwatchers spotted plovers ...

Piping plover season is back at Montrose Beach. Two banded piping plovers were ... becoming the first to return to Chicago and the larger Cook County area in seven decades. They were Monty and ...

Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. The two banded birds were identified as ...

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

Chicago visitors have around two dozen beaches to choose from for water-based activities. With the help of locals, we've narrowed down the top choices.

As the birds’ monitors, they regularly don bright orange shirts and settle in at Montrose Beach to watch over Chicago’s piping plovers. “We love watching the birds, but we also love sharing ...

Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. The two banded birds were identified as ...

In 2019, Tamima Itani noticed piping plovers building a nest along a volleyball court at Montrose Beach – the first plovers to nest in Chicago since 1948. She organized a group to protect the ...