Residents in Illinois are being asked to report armadillo and black bear sightings, as well as sightings of non-native ...

Armadillos are an established species in southern Illinois, but officials now are examining whether their territory is moving ...

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

Black bear sightings in Illinois are rare, but Wednesday morning Gurnee police said they got a report of a possible bear sighting. GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Gurnee police said they got a report of a ...

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 ...

Bear sightings in the metro-east and southern IL in 2021. Today it is a report of another big cat. This spring and summer, it was all about black bears visiting our region ...

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.

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.