Armadillos are an established species in southern Illinois, but officials now are examining whether their territory is moving ...

A black bear was spotted roaming near Galena in northwestern Illinois in recent weeks, the state’s Department of Natural ...

A black bear has been spotted in Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties. Here's how to keep yourself safe from bear encounters.

Residents in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties are asked to take extra precautions as the bear has been spotted near the ...

Black bears are making their way into northwest Illinois, especially near Galena and Mississippi Palisades State Park, ...

Black bear sightings have been confirmed in four southern Illinois counties, the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday. The sightings have been in Saline, Pope, Williamson and Jackson ...

In a release issued on Friday, July 11, IDNR representatives stated that a black bear has been spotted multiple times over ...

The City also confirmed that Freeport has received a clean, unmodified audit opinion, which is the highest opinion that can ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said it is monitoring reports of a black bear sighting in Lake County, Illinois. IDNR said the bear was spotted in a backyard in Antioch, Illinois ...

QUINCY â Bruno the bear might be on his journey alone, but he isn't expected to be the last American black bear to find his way south of the Wisconsin-Illinois ...

Illinois Conservation Police Officer Don Schachner is nearly certain the young male black bear spotted recently in Monroe County and then in Clinton County is one in the same.