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

A black bear has been spotted multiple times in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties, and the Illinois Department of Natural ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding residents of Jo Daviess and Carroll counties that a black ...

Black bear sightings in Illinois are rare, but after one was seen in Gurnee Wednesday, experts say they're becoming less rare. Sightings of black bears in Illinois, like in Gurnee Wednesday, are ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has confirmed recent sightings in Saline, Pope, Williamson and Jackson counties, but couldn't say whether it was one bear or multiple.

The Department of Natural Resources is alerting northern Illinois residents after more black bear sightings were reported in Genoa Wednesday, 60 miles northwest of Chicago.

A black bear is making its way through northeastern Illinois, according to state officials. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said it is monitoring reports of a black bear sighting in ...

And IDNR confirmed recent sightings in four southern Illinois counties – Saline, Pope, Williamson, and Jackson – but couldn’t say it was one bear or multiple.

QUINCY â Bruno the bear might be on his journey alone, but he isn't expected to be the last American black bear to find his way south of the Wisconsin-Illinois ...