Illinois grocers are scrambling to meet egg demand as farmers try to contain an avian flu outbreak, while dealing with ...

Illinois Wildlife Extension Specialist Joy O'Keefe and Wildlife Medical Clinic Director Stephany Lewis say the virus threat ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, but ...

Bill Stamets was on one of his regular early evening walks along 57th Street beach earlier this month when he came across a handful of dead birds clumped together near ...

Olney, Illinois, has taken steps to protect an iconic mammal from domesticated felines, setting a possible model for other ...

Alert readers of the print edition noticed a puzzling photo caption in my last column. When writing about gull identification ...

Tom Izzo broke Bob Knight's record for Big Ten wins in Michigan State's rally past Illinois. Celebrate with a poster from the Detroit Free Press.

Don’t be a hero if you spot birds or animals showing signs of avian flu (dead or distressed birds, multiple signs of sickness ...

After multiple recent reports of ducks and geese washing up dead on Chicago's lakefront, Illinois wildlife officials tell Axios they believe the deaths are the result of a bird flu resurgence caused ...

Residents can assist by reporting any sick or deceased birds to 311.” According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, conservation officers received reports over the weekend of "ducks ...

Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. Over the weekend, ...

On this day 66 years ago (February 3, 1959) a plane crashed in a cornfield outside Clear Lake, Iowa. The crash unfortunately resulted in the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and ...