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

In a release issued on Friday, July 11, IDNR representatives stated that a black bear has been spotted multiple times over the past several weeks in the vicinity of Mississippi Palisades State Park ...

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

Black bears are making their way into northwest Illinois, especially near Galena and Mississippi Palisades State Park, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Recently, bear sightings have been confirmed in Saline, Pope, Williamson, ... At one time, black bears were common in Illinois—but they were eliminated from the state by 1870.

While bear sightings in Illinois are rare, ... Black bears once freely roamed Illinois. With nearly 280,000 acres of national forest, Southern Illinois provides ample habitat.

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 ...