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 ...

A black bear has been spotted in Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties. Here's how to keep yourself safe from bear encounters.

A black bear was spotted roaming near Galena in northwestern Illinois in recent weeks, the state's Department of Natural Resources said Friday.

In a release issued on Friday, July 11, IDNR representatives stated that a black bear has been spotted multiple times over the past several weeks in the vicinity of Mississippi Palisades State Park ...

Black bear spotted in downstate Illinois 00:19. CHICAGO (CBS) -- The famous "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" fight song tells us the Bears are the pride and joy of Illinois—but actual, literal bears ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is monitoring a black bear sighting in southwestern Illinois. The bear was first seen Monday in St.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has reported black bear sightings across southwest Illinois. A wildlife biologist from the department confirmed a rare ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is warning locals after a confirmed sighting of a black bear in southwestern Illinois. According to IDNR officials, someone ...

Residents in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties are asked to take extra precautions as the bear has been spotted near the ...