Brookfield Zoo

How I got into photography: Anne Cusack

2012-11-29 15:22:45

<![CDATA[How I got into photography: Anne Cusack]]>

African wild dogs make themselves at home at England's Chester Zoo

2011-04-05 21:35:26

<![CDATA[African wild dogs make themselves at home at England's Chester Zoo]]>

Your morning adorable: African wild dog puppies get a checkup at Illinois' Brookfield Zoo

2011-01-21 16:34:50

<![CDATA[Your morning adorable: African wild dog puppies get a checkup at Illinois' Brookfield Zoo]]>

Stocks' big turnaround may leave bears wary

2010-05-25 16:34:08

<![CDATA[Stocks' big turnaround may leave bears wary]]>

What a little bird told us

2008-02-24 00:00:00

Once upon a time, there were parrots living in America. Not the escaped kind we know today that steal away from airports and apartments to find improbable refuge in Brooklyn or Chicago, but wild parrots that evolved here in their own slow, mysterious way....

Tinley students awarded scholarships for community service

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Six graduating high school seniors have been awarded $1,000 scholarships from Tinley Park for their community service, village officials have announced. Those students who are being honored include Emily Ruzevich, who attends Lincoln-Way North;...

Maywood mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in death of 1-year-old

2013-05-24 00:00:00

A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they beat and killed the woman's 1-year-old son before disposing of the child's body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...

Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in Maywood child's death

2013-05-23 10:23:00

A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty this morning to charges that they beat and killed her 1-year-old son before disposing the child’s body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...

Where else to get Jurassic

2013-05-22 14:53:00

Where else to see dinosaurs if you can't make it to "Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo": "Dinosaurs Alive!" at Brookfield Zoo: Life-size animatronic reptiles mix with the animal exhibits through Oct. 27. Including dinosaur newcomers (Styracosaurus and...

Secret's out: Brookfield Zoo dolphins are pregnant

2013-05-21 04:53:00

One secret to a dolphin ultrasound is that the machine is pretty much the same one used on human women, except the “Logiq e Vet” branding badge is replaced with something more species-appropriate. Another secret is that the cold,...

Child's body found in Des Plaines River

2013-05-15 00:00:00

A Westchester man who spent weeks searching the Des Plaines River found what likely is the body of a missing child allegedly slain by his mother and her boyfriend April 15, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Larson, 47, said he was paddling his kayak just...

Stingray Touch exhibit opens for summer at Shedd Aquarium

2013-05-15 14:47:00

The surprise isn't that the Shedd Aquarium now has an exhibit where visitors can touch stingrays as they glide by, but rather that the most popular aquarium in the U.S. hasn't had one before now. Usually called something like Stingray Bay or Stingray...

Isaac Boone, 5, of Highland, Indiana walks through the Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit at the Brookfield Zoo.

2013-05-22 14:54:00

Trainer Mairim Martinez tosses a fish treat to Allie after the 26-year-old mother-to-be's ultrasound exam at the Brookfield Zoo.

2013-05-20 12:49:00

Two sloth bear cubs make their first public appearance at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield. The yet unnamed cubs, a male and a female, were born on January 20 weighing one-pound each. They now weigh about 15 pounds. The twins are the first successful litter of sloth bears at the zoo.

2013-05-08 00:00:00