National Elephant Appreciation Day is Sept. 22. Even for animal lovers, it probably isn’t on your calendar. Regardless, elephants have reason to appreciate Illinois as well. In 2017 our state ...

Kelly Tone/Chicago Zoological Society BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Some animals at the Brookfield Zoo got some special Halloween treats to enjoy Friday. The western lowland gorillas; Hani, one of the ...

1970: Ziggy, a 6-ton Asian elephant, got his long-deserved taste of freedom. Named for theatrical producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Ziggy was sold from one circus to another before he was moved to Brookfield ...