Grackles are large blackbirds that have a reputation as bullies at feeders. There are three types of grackle birds to look ...

When people spot exciting wildlife, Kavan said it’s fine to snap a few photos and videos, but always maintain respect for wildlife, safety and the law.

Josh Burkholder, co-owner of The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Illinois, in his first year of business, is dealing with an egg ...

Bill Stamets was on one of his regular early evening walks along 57th Street beach earlier this month when he came across a handful of dead birds clumped together near ...

Alert readers of the print edition noticed a puzzling photo caption in my last column. When writing about gull identification ...

While federal policy changes create uncertainty, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health said this week said ...

Illinois may be famous for its deep dish pizza, Cheap Trick, the Willis Tower, and the sock monkey, but the Prairie State is also a hotbed for sightings of cryptozoological ...