Baby Rhino Born At Lincoln Park Zoo
According to the zoo, veterinary staff are monitoring her progress from "remote cameras" to give Kapuki and the calf privacy. For now, the animals will not be on public display.
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According to the zoo, veterinary staff are monitoring her progress from "remote cameras" to give Kapuki and the calf privacy. For now, the animals will not be on public display.
Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed a baby gorilla on Mother's Day.
Lincoln Park Zoo's lion habitat is getting an upgrade and while the renovations are taking place, the lions will be saying goodbye to Chicago.
A litter of critically-endangered rare wolf pups was born at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.
Scientists are studying dead rats in hopes figuring out how the rodents affect our health.
Fall weather has descended upon Chicago, along with many fun weekend activities. Here are our top picks of things to do in the Chicago area Friday through Sunday, October 12 to 14.
According to the zoo, the primate is native to Asia, specifically China, northern Vietnam and west-central Laos. Lloyd's diet is primarily made up of leaves.
Zoo keepers at Lincoln Park Zoo say they use animal care strategies to help keep animals cool during the summertime.
CBS 2's Ed Curran reports the weather played a role in the reason we have an abundance of amphibians.
"From Swans to Science" recounts the zoo's history and will include fun and educational family friendly activities.
After sending a blood sample to a lab for genetic analysis, Lincoln Park Zoo announced the sex of the newest addition to Robert and Mayari Penguin Cove. The penguin chick is a boy.
An African penguin chick hatched at the Lincoln Park Zoo after a 38-day incubation period, the zoo announced.
Winter for a lot of animals is a time to see and be seen. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
Lincoln Park Zoo sadly reported Thursday that animal care staff had to make the difficult, but humane decision to euthanize Kobe, the zoo's female polar bear.
Rep. Mike Quigley met an unusual namesake Monday afternoon—the new zebra at Lincoln Park Zoo.
The Boer's pochard chicks hatched July 29 are the first of their kind born at the North Side zoo, the facility announced Thursday.
Lincoln Park Zoo sadly reported Tuesday the death of Sabrena, a geriatric female giraffe.
John Legend spent Friday in Chicago with wife and daughter ahead of his concert on Saturday at Ravinia.
The people of Chicago haven't been the only ones loving this long stretch of spring weather in February; the animals at Lincoln Park Zoo have been out frolicking in the warmth, too.
A bright orange endangered Francois' Langur was born Monday, the seventh successful birth the Lincoln Park Zoo's pair Pumpkin and Cartman.
Zoo officials said the man climbed over a railing at the Kovler Seal Pool around 11:30 a.m., but said he never made contact with the seals.
The Lincoln Park Zoo holiday lights display is spectacular from the ground. It's even better from the air.
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo has set an opening date for a new polar bear exhibit.
The public is getting its first peek at the penguins returning to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.
Oldest Snow Monkey in North America celebrated Wednesday its 33rd birthday at the Minnesota Zoo.
The location at 87th and Cottage Grove will close its doors on June 4. Residents say it will create a pharmacy desert.
Police said a 26-year-old man armed with a box cutter barricaded himself inside a strip mall vape shop on Saturday morning.
A man was charged after an argument led to a fatal shooting in Joliet, Illinois, on Friday.
Chicago's Buckingham Fountain is turning on for the summer season on Saturday.
Letter carriers are teaming up with local suburban leaders to combat food insecurity this weekend.
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
Three of the nation's major scholarly groups challenged the Trump administration's cuts to humanities grants.
Since his second term started, President Trump has introduced a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors are asking Illinois lawmakers to increase the share of income tax revenue that goes to local governments.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Nearly 3,000 people worked along the Chicago-Calumet river system for a massive litter clean-up and restoration event.
The animal moms were seen snuggling with their young at Brookfield Zoo.
The pre-Mother’s Day event also allowed parents to discuss policy solutions they want to see on the local, state, and federal level.
Community violence intervention leaders hosted the moms and celebrated their strength and resilience. They released lanterns, each of them having the names of their kids lost to gun violence.
Chicago police say the 49-year-old man was on a sidewalk near Roosevelt and Independence around 3 a.m., when a witness says a man fired at the victim before driving away in a white sedan.
The location at 87th and Cottage Grove will close its doors on June 4. Residents say it will create a pharmacy desert.
Chicago's Buckingham Fountain is turning on for the summer season on Saturday.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body camera video of a deadly shooting involving police in Humboldt Park in March.
Police said a 26-year-old man armed with a box cutter barricaded himself inside a strip mall vape shop on Saturday morning.
A man was charged after an argument led to a fatal shooting in Joliet, Illinois, on Friday.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 29 games with an RBI single in the first inning that put Chicago ahead to stay, and the Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 for their second 10-game winning streak this season.
Luke Raley drove in a career-high seven runs with his first grand slam and a three-run homer to power the Seattle Mariners to a 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
It's all about learning at this point, as Chicago Bears rookies hit the practice field for the first time on Friday at Halas Hall.
Michael Conforto went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs, Shota Imanaga pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to nine games with an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
In May 2019, Bridgett Kolls came to a Cubs game with a simple sign that read "this lil cubbie needs a kidney" and her phone number. It caught the attention of Allesio, who is a Chicago White Sox fan
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
