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 ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. - Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomed a new member to its family early Saturday morning with the birth of a bottlenose dolphin calf. What we know The calf was born at 12:22 a.m., the ...

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The zoo shared that they have welcomed three otter pups, born on August 25, to mom Elbe and dad Jilin. The three brothers are Asian small-clawed otters, a vulnerable species according to the IUCN Red ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death ...