Residents in Illinois are being asked to report armadillo and black bear sightings, as well as sightings of non-native predators like gray wolves, cougars, and black bears, in order to determine if ...

A black bear has been spotted multiple times in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is advising residents to remove food sources that may attract the ...

The video shows a black bear walking right up to his door at around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday. While not common, bear sightings in this area are not new, as News 5 has learned through almost half a ...

“With a St. Mary’s bear, that’s more likely the case.” On July 5, 1986, a 141-pound black bear was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in New Market in northern St. Mary’s County.

Jul. 23—A Decatur resident spotted a black bear near Modaus Road on Tuesday morning, not far from Austin High School, the home of the Black Bears. Decatur Police Department spokeswoman Irene ...

It was shot with a tranquilizer gun Thursday morning, but the dart fell out, and the bear kept running and hopping fences in and out of backyards. At around 11 a.m., it disappeared into the ...

Although black bear sightings at the park are rare, they do happen. "Two or three times a year, we get reports of somebody seeing a bear on the Canyon Loop Trail or Alamo Loop," said Steven Haas ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois residents are being asked to report armadillo and black bear sightings, in an effort to determine if the animals are moving northward. According to the Forest ...