"The fact that we are seeing the first human case of West Nile virus so early in the season serves as a timely reminder – ...

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

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reminds residents of Jo Daviess and Carroll counties that a black bear ...

Illinois lawmakers recently toured nature preserves to learn about local conservation efforts led by the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation.

It was after a series black bear sightings in western Kentucky ended on July 5 that residents across southern Illinois began reporting seeing bears. And that’s why a Kentucky wildlife official ...

Bear safety. The black bears seen ... If you see a bear, the Department of Natural Resources asks that you report the sighting online at the Wildlife Illinois website.

This file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf. AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gary Kramer, File-AP CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new law adds black bears, gray wolves and ...

MARION, Ill. — When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Little Grassy Lake in Marion, Illinois, would be drained due to safety concerns, one of the first questions ...

A new website, Hunt Illinois, pulls together public hunting information in Illinois, but leaves some mistakes in place, such as listing safety classes by 102 counties rather than by date; at least ...

SPRINGFIELD (WSIL) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is asking people not to bother a black bear that traveled from Wisconsin to Illinois to Iowa, and is making its way back through ...