CHICAGO (WGN) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is warning locals after a confirmed sighting of a black bear in southwestern Illinois. According to IDNR officials, someone ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has reported black bear sightings across southwest Illinois. A wildlife biologist from the department confirmed a rare ...

Dubbed “Dewey” by followers in social media, the black bear was spotted in Valmeyer and Columbia on Aug. 4, then followed a route that took him along Illinois 157 near Dupo, Belleville at the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is currently tracking a black bear that was reported in St. Clair County, Illinois.

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

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