blog posts Award-winning ISGS publication explores the nature and culture of Chicago’s Lincoln Park Nov 1, 2017 3:15 pm Critical minerals, national security, industry’s gadgets, and everybody’s necessities Dec 6, 2021 9:45 am Geological clearinghouse data are useful to a wide variety of users Jul 2, 2018 1:00 pm Geology and infrastructure Nov 1, 2021 8:00 am ILSTRAT highlights almost 200 years of science, 500 million years of history Feb 10, 2017 10:15 am Interactive maps provide drilling data for Illinois Jun 4, 2018 3:15 pm ISGS collaborates on simulation of injection-induced seismicity Apr 1, 2019 1:15 pm ISGS geologists participate in remapping the receding margins of the Laurentide Ice Sheet Apr 13, 2020 10:30 am ISGS online map shows underground mine locations May 7, 2018 3:15 pm ISGS scientist collects sample that appears to be oldest fossilized fungus Apr 30, 2020 10:45 am Megafloods, megaquakes, and more unusual Illinois geology facts Mar 7, 2022 8:00 am Special paper highlights ISGS scientists’ research on glacial geology Jun 8, 2018 2:15 pm The highs and lows of Illinois: Where do we rank among the states and why? Feb 7, 2022 8:00 am The Illinois Basin: the geologic gift that keeps giving Apr 4, 2022 8:30 am The Illinois Basin holds a wealth of resources, including groundwater, coal, oil and gas, industrial minerals, and metals and also has become increasingly valuable as a resource to mitigate climate change by storing carbon dioxide deep underground. It is truly a geological gift that keeps on giving! The science of geological mapping Jan 3, 2022 8:45 am The value of ISGS geological data May 2, 2022 1:30 pm The physical samples, logs, and maps that have been collected by the Illinois State Geological Survey since the early 1850s are critical to researching and mapping the complexities of Illinois’ surface and subsurface geology. What is the Illinois State Geological Survey? Oct 4, 2021 8:00 am