BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — As Chicagoland braces for its hottest summer weather this season, Brookfield Zoo Chicago is offering some cool discounts for locals to enjoy. Beginning Wednesday through ...

A new polar bear is coming to Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. The zoo is welcoming 8-year-old Amelia Gray, coming from Oregon. She will join the polar bears Hope and Hudson later this fall. "We look forward ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago revealed animal X-rays days in the Halloween spirit. Can you match the animal to the X-ray?

There is a lot happening at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago this fall and winter. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here ...

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Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its newest resident as it opens its gates for the weekend, welcoming the birth of a bottlenose dolphin for the first time since 2014. According to a press release ...

Brookfield Zoo is set to welcome a new animal to its facility later this year, as a female polar bear will make her debut in coming months. Amelia Gray is an 8-year-old female polar bear, and she will ...

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WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf. The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade. According ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago is asking the public to vote on a name for its axolotl. The axolotl was confiscated at O’Hare Airport and is now under the zoo’s care. Voting is open through Sept. 24 on the zoo ...