An estimated 40,000 bees have created quite a buzz at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The bees – rescued from one home in Naperville and another in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood – are now ...

This summer, the Brookfield Zoo’s bottlenose dolphin habitat will reverberate with the talkative chatty whistles and playful leaps of a new calf — the first expected to be born there in over a ...

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While Groundhog Day remains a fun tradition, meteorologists rely on data and computer models for more accurate forecasts.

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

The new year kicked off with a busy month for local news in Chicago. Did you keep up with the headlines? Take our January news quiz to see how much you know.

For those looking for an unconventional way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, several zoos across the country are once again offering the opportunity to name cockroaches and fish after exes—with some […] ...

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

The Chicago suburbs are full of amazing spots ... Check out Annie’s recent Brookfield Zoo trip for tips. Cosley Zoo in Wheaton is another smaller zoo with Illinois wildlife. Kids are free; if you ...

Conservation dogs have been used to sniff out the scat of an endangered California species that has been in a population decline since the 1950s.

Illinois’ largest outdoor water park, Raging Waves offers up an Aussie-themed experience, with more than 40 acres of family ...