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 ...

A black bear has been spotted multiple times in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties, and the Illinois Department of Natural ...

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.

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 ...

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.

And IDNR confirmed recent sightings in four southern Illinois counties – Saline, Pope, Williamson, and Jackson – but couldn’t say it was one bear or multiple.

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 ...

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.