An adorable pair of the migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — Montrose Beach ...

Their story was filled with drama, anchored by hope and, depending on who you asked, one ultimately about love. But it was never going to last forever. Monty, one half of Chicago’s endangered Great ...

Eden Essex and her partner, Daniel Eastman, have long dedicated Saturday evenings throughout the summer to their “date night with the plovers.” As the birds’ monitors, they regularly don bright orange ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monty the piping plover is back at Montrose Beach! But now the question is: where is his feathered lady friend, Rose? The lovebirds became famous in 2019 when they were spotted at ...

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Chicago's newest additions to the piping plover community need names. The parents, beloved Imani and Sea Rocket, laid their first egg of the season on the Montrose Beach dunes shoreline back in May.

Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. President Harry Truman, third from left ...

The next generation of Montrose Beach's piping plovers are to be on the way. Chicago's beloved Imani and Sea Rocket laid their first egg of the season on the Montrose Beach dunes shoreline Sunday ...

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Two Piping Plovers were spotted at Montrose Beach Friday afternoon. Chicago Piping Plovers confirmed one of the birds is Pippin, while the birding community believes the other is Uncle Larry out of ...