Illinois Animals

If you enjoy hanging out and petting cats along with playing free video games then I've got the perfect place for you to hang out.

Here's a different way in Illinois how they help rescue animals.

After a couple of fairly high-profile incidents involving coyotes here in Illinois lately, you might be wondering what's going on with Illinois' coyote population. Here's why Illinois' coyotes are out, about, and active at this time of year.

We're talking about 8 of the 10 deadliest insects in the entire world. Here's a little spoiler alert on one of them--this bug kills more people than any other living creature on earth, and we've got them in Illinois.

If the current egg prices have you thinking about egg alternatives, it's only natural that you'd think about the huge population of geese in Illinois. Sure, you could go with duck eggs, quail eggs, or even emu eggs, but our state has a lot more geese that we have ducks, quails, or emus. So, can you eat them?

At Thanksgiving time, it's about the foods you should and shouldn't allow your pet to eat, but then at Christmastime you also have to consider not only the foods to avoid but the holiday plants, too. Here are the ones to keep away from the four-legged family members in your house.

A woman in Illinois recently had her very own Griswold moment when she had to call the local police about a unique home intruder.

If a wild turkey in Illinois tries coming after you, here are some steps to defend yourself against the aggressive bird.

Just because you've rarely if ever seen one doesn't mean that they're not around. The state of Illinois has 102 counties, and bobcats have been reported in all but three counties. So, how many does Illinois have? The number will probably surprise you.

My daughter Molly, a true dog-lover if ever there were one, recently told me that her ideal home would have lots and lots and lots of dogs running around. When I asked what lots and lots and lots meant, she replied "whatever the legal limit is." Since I had no idea about legal limits on dogs, I decided to check into it.