Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu ...

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the ...

The outbreak started in December and has now spread from a few reports in the suburbs to hundreds in the city, along Lake ...

Hundreds of dead or sick red-breasted mergansers have been found along Lake Michigan, sparking bird flu concerns.

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

Some bakeries and restaurants around the Chicago area have already been left shell-shocked by raising egg prices.

The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenetic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu has many in Illinois concerned about livestock, pets, wildlife food safety, and public health.

This year's dry winter and weather pattern swings over the past decade impacting Illinois forests and home gardens ...