Millions of birds crossed over Illinois overnight in their spring migration, and “Migration Alerts” are active as those flights will continue. According to Birdcast, more than 22 million birds crossed ...

Several dozen waterbirds, primarily snow geese, died earlier in December at Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in southern Illinois, and dead waterfowl have been found more recently in northern ...

As highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread, experts say Illinoisans are feeling its impacts even without any human cases in the state. H5 bird flu is widespread in wild ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As a national outbreak of bird flu is expanding, health officials in Illinois are now preparing to respond to possible cases in humans. The Centers for Disease Control is still ...

In January, Illinois saw a relative increase in infection; Kakadoodle, a family-run farm in suburban Chicago, lost 3,000 chickens to the bird flu. The Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago lost an infected ...

Bird flu — also known as avian influenza or H5N1 — has been spreading among animals in Illinois. This week, hundreds of ducks were found dead along Lake Michigan. So far, there have been no reported ...

Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human death from the virus in the U.S., and of birds found throughout Illinois with ...