Spring draws hundreds of millions of birds north after winter shooed them away. Here are some of the species traveling to or ...

The birds will often make stops in Illinois on that journey, providing dazzling shows for birdwatchers across the state. Several species of warblers, including the Yellow Warbler and Nashville ...

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is warning about bird flu after large numbers of deaths in waterfowl across the state. The DNR is monitoring what it calls a large ...

As H5N1, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, surges in birds across the world, public health experts in Illinois and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill filed by a State House Democrat would add regulations on an unregulated minx fur trade in ...

Illinois State Redbirds (14-9, 8-4 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (4-19, 2-10 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State hosts Illinois State after Bella Finnegan ...

Numerous state organizations monitoring bird-flu deaths in waterfowl throughout Illinois — including the Department of Public Health, Department of Aging and the IDNR — have put out releases ...

which has been detected in Illinois. Dr. Mark Ernst, IDOA state veterinarian, said prevention is the state’s most effective tool to mitigate the spread of the H5N1 bird flu. “By being ...