Petite Vie, the newest restaurant by award-winning chef Paul Virant, who’s made Western Springs a culinary destination for 21 ...

Anxieties are high as experts warn the avian flu outbreak could worsen in the spring, but egg prices are spurring more ...

Experts have their eyes on the situation. And, under the right circumstances, a bird flu vaccine might become necessary, they say. "The avian influenza situation is alarming simply because we see so ...

Avian influenza spreads in birds, cows and other animals, and it can sometimes spread to people. In the United States, there ...

A raptor was discovered earlier this month in Busse Woods near Elk Grove Village, and may have been part of one of six known pairs in Cook County. Avian flu is wreaking havoc not just on barnyard ...

With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu -- and it could have big ...

When she took her dog out to Oak Street Beach on their morning walk Sunday, Portia Belloc Lowndes came across a scene that was so disturbing, she said, it felt “like a horror show.” Around 20 dead ...

It’s the latest in a string of deaths and infections in and around Chicago. Outbreaks of the virus, also called H5N1 or avian flu, have decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds nationwide.

In a social media post, the zoo said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution” to protect its bird population ...

Red-breasted merganser ducks come to Chicago for the winter. But once they are infected with avian flu, they start to suffer tremors and can't move. Officials say that, nationwide, since the H5N1 ...

CHICAGO — Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials.