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.

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

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

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

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

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

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