From now through August, if you see any wild turkeys, you're asked to record them through this online portal. Here's why it's ...

Beatriz Swanson can remember the first time she saw the blinking glow. She was 10 years old, growing up in Mexico, when two ...

Reports of fewer fireflies in recent years have sparked worry for the future of the insect’s population. More sightings this ...

Residents in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties are reminded to take precautions to avoid a possible bear encounter.

Gray and red squirrel sightings are common, but what about a white or black squirrel? Here's what to know about rare colored ...

The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen ...

The discovery of grassland-loving dickcissels on the site of Sterling Bay's stalled megadevelopment suggests the value of ...

Anglers taking a grass carp should register their catch with the lakes ranger at (479) 876-9581 or the fisheries staff, (479) ...

The Mississippi men traveled to Illinois repeatedly over several years to illegally hunt deer with a spotlight, according to ...

It was a calculated, multi-year operation that exploited Illinois’s prized wildlife resources for personal gain,” a wildlife ...

PLANO, Ill. (WLS) -- Wildlife experts are meeting Friday in far west suburban Plano to figure out what caused a massive fish ...