Residents in Illinois are being asked to report armadillo and black bear sightings, as well as sightings of non-native ...

Armadillos do not hibernate and are only able to live in regions where the annual temperature remains above 28 degrees ...

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

Black bears are making their way into northwest Illinois, especially near Galena and Mississippi Palisades State Park, ...

In a release issued on Friday, July 11, IDNR representatives stated that a black bear has been spotted multiple times over ...

A black bear has been sighted in Randolph County. The sighting was reported to the Sheriff’s Department on Saturday about 8:30 p.m.. The bear was about two miles south of Evansville, according ...

While bear sightings in Illinois are rare, ... Black bears once freely roamed Illinois. With nearly 280,000 acres of national forest, Southern Illinois provides ample habitat.

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 ...

CARBONDALE (Capitol News Illinois) - Amid this heated political season, residents in southern Illinois have found a unifying pastime: spotting black bears. “I love the dichotomy right now on my ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - There has been a rare black bear sighting in Illinois. Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home near Rockford Saturday morning where a resident spotted a ...

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 ...