Spring draws hundreds of millions of birds north after winter shooed them away. Here are some of the species traveling to or ...

As H5N1, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, surges in birds across the world, public health experts in Illinois and ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health says birds collected in Crawford County have tested positive for avian influenza.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill filed by a State House Democrat would add regulations on an unregulated minx fur trade in ...

state health officials said. Another 66 people in the U.S. — none in Illinois — were infected with bird flu in 2024. Most were exposed to sick and dead birds. No human-to-human transmissions ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is losing $125 million in federal funding for the Epidemiology and Laboratory ...

Trump’s administration is pulling back $477 million from Illinois that was to be used to prevent infectious disease and treat ...

Illinois Beach State Park is a bit like someone took Big ... and mating piping plovers over the last few years. During major bird migration seasons, the combination of the Dead River and the ...

which has been detected in Illinois. Dr. Mark Ernst, IDOA state veterinarian, said prevention is the state’s most effective tool to mitigate the spread of the H5N1 bird flu. “By being ...

New data shows inflation has leveled off, but Illinois residents are still paying more for several household staples.