A question on Chicago River muskrats, a clever kvetching about the Chicago Park District's varied application of closures and ...

Early Friday morning, a red moon will darken over Chicago skies. It will be the first of two total lunar eclipses this year — and the only one visible from North America. This lunar phenomenon ...

"Earthworms are starting to pop up out of the ground." For those viewing in the Chicago area, the eclipse starts around midnight Thursday night, and reaches totality at 1:26 a.m. "When you're ...

If you miss this total lunar eclipse, the next visible total lunar eclipse in Chicago will be a year from now in March 2026. Totality is when the moon is completely covered by Earth's shadow.

April 8, 2024: Southern Illinois plunged into darkness and onlookers offered a standing ovation for the last total solar eclipse the contiguous United States would see for the next two decades.

The eclipse began slightly before 11 p.m. CT on Thursday as the moon’s surface slowly started to darken. Just after midnight, a partial eclipse began, with a noticeable “chunk” of the moon ...

The lunar eclipse nears totality over the Chicago area early Friday. A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth, sun and moon align in a way that the moon passes directly through Earth’s shadow.

Tonight a Total Eclipse will turn the Moon Red. The moon’s surface will slowly start to darken late in the evening into tomorrow morning. Astronomer Joe joins us with how you can catch a glimpse.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the U.S. this weekend, but only a select few of the northernmost states are expected to get a glimpse.