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

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

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

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

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 ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has confirmed recent sightings in Saline, Pope, Williamson and Jackson counties, but couldn't say whether it was one bear or multiple.

The Department of Natural Resources is alerting northern Illinois residents after more black bear sightings were reported in Genoa Wednesday, 60 miles northwest of Chicago.

Black bear sightings in Illinois are rare, but after one was seen in Gurnee Wednesday, experts say they're becoming less rare. Sightings of black bears in Illinois, like in Gurnee Wednesday, are ...

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 ...