IDNR: Bear Spotted In Gurnee Likely Same Bear Seen Near Antioch - Grayslake, IL - A black bear spotted in Gurnee and then near Antioch in recent days has caused damage to deck furniture, is "likely hungry," police said.
A whooping crane mixed with sandhill cranes in Indiana, a question on a thin coyote tail, heads up on snowy owls and the ranking of Starved Rock State Park are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Massey retired last month after nearly 34 years working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department of Conservation) in a career that touched people as well as wildlife.
A good sighting of a cerulean warbler, a white opossum visit, the world-record channel catfish and a caution on turtles on our roadways are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.