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

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

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.

Sightings of black bears in Illinois, like in Gurnee Wednesday, are becoming less uncommon. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW Indiana.

Black bear sightings have been confirmed in four southern Illinois counties, the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday. The sightings have been in Saline, Pope, Williamson and Jackson ...

In 2021, black bear sightings were reported in Monroe, Clinton, Washington and Franklin counties and the Illinois Department of Conservation Police said this apparently was the same bear that ...

CARBONDALE (Capitol News Illinois) - Amid this heated political season, residents in southern Illinois have found a unifying pastime: spotting black bears. “I love the dichotomy right now on my ...

Illinois Conservation Police Officer Don Schachner is nearly certain the young male black bear spotted recently in Monroe County and then in Clinton County is one in the same. "In all honesty, it ...

A week after a black bear was seen in July 2024 in Carrier Mills, in southeast Illinois, two other sightings were reported in nearby Williamson County, east of Marion.

In 2021, there were confirmed bear sightings in Monroe, Clinton, ... Missouri has an established population of black bears, and Illinois officials have said the bears seen in southern Illinois ...