Ryan Chew, Author at Chicago Reader

Lawyers, Carp, and Money

Six states have sued Illinois to make us stop the Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Is there a chance in hell we can?

The threat, the science, the culinary solution

Coyotes and foxes are quietly moving into the city.

This ingenious solution respects both Iraqi political aspirations and our need for a stable, oil-producing Iraq.

Small birds and rodents are learning the hard way that the Cooper’s hawk is back in town.

On the brink of extinction a few decades ago, sandhill cranes now descend by the thousands every year on a favorite spot in Indiana.

The appearance of a rare duck sets birders atwitter.