Discover one of Illinois’ largest state parks, nearly 20,000 acres of lakes, wildlife, trails, and surprising history waiting ...

Millions of birds invisibly migrate through the night sky each autumn, most flying in near silence toward their wintering ...

Sonny from Northbrook, Illinois has more than doubled the average cockatiel lifespan, earning a Guinness World Records title ...

The center treats any bird death as if it were avian flu to keep staff safe. Lake Katherine experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 in February 2025. Since 2022, the virus has killed over ...

Why would the Florida Legislature want to change the state bird of Florida from the mockingbird (whose habitat includes all of Florida and beyond) to the flamingo (a tropical native of the Caribbean ...

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the mockingbird off its perch after nearly a century. It ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would designate the flamingo as Florida’s state bird breezed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In a near-unanimous vote, the House passed HB-11, ...

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Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler (0) and Illinois forward Jake Davis (15) wrestle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in East Lansing, ...

EAST LANSING — No. 10 Michigan State basketball beat No. 6 Illinois in a crazy top-10 showdown at the Breslin Center on Saturday, Feb. 7. It was an awesome game right to the finish, with the Illini ...

Michigan State basketball needs to get back on track against Illinois. The Spartans have lost two straight games, one a frustrating but acceptable loss to No. 2 Michigan at home, another that was a ...