The DNR says the bird had the H5 avian influenza virus. Officials have also received other reports of dead birds, mostly mergansers, along the shoreline in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties. They ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

Illinois awards over $40,000 in grants to 26 schoolyard habitat projects to encourage eco-conscious education.

JOLIET, IL — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is delaying the launch of a $1.2 billion effort to prevent invasive silver and ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has decided to delay work on a $1.2 billion project meant to prevent invasive carp from reaching ...

The state of Illinois has pressed pause on a barrier designed to keep invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, saying it ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events (including everything from Summerfest to the Milwaukee Film Festival), access ...

Anticipating a lack of federal funding under the new presidential administration, Illinois has postponed construction in a ...

Dead birds have recently washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Dead birds have washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the incident is likely ...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Little Grassy Lake has been drawn down 10 feet as of Tuesday, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Bost. As a result, some boat ramps are inaccessible. Concessions and campgrounds at ...