The player above shows a previous story from April 15, 2025, on the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel funding for ...

Brookfield Zoo is located west of Chicago in a Cook County Forest Preserve District and is managed by the Chicago Zoological ...

News from west suburban communities includes items from Clarendon Hills, La Grange Park, Hinsdale, Elmhurst and Brookfield ...

Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, 33, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on April 18 to four months in federal prison and ordered to pay $23 ...

Ticket sales began April 24, with general admission tickets starting at $70. Brookfield Zoo members receive a $10 discount ...

Cookie, a Major Mitchell's cockatoo, arrived at Brookfield Zoo in 1934 and became a symbol of longevity. He was declared the ...

Brookfield Zoo shaped one Illinois native’s childhood. Discover how through history, family time, and field trips.

A Texas man was sentenced for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys, too young to be separated from their mothers, into ...

The Brookfield Zoo is having a springtime baby boom. All the newborns, many of which are endangered species, will soon be on display for guests to see. A pair of Humboldt penguin chicks hatched at ...

Celebrate spring at Brookfield Zoo’s first-ever Spring Fest with music, crafts, animals and fun for the whole family. Spring has sprung and Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating with a new family ...