CHICAGO (WGN) — Female brown bears Ash and Lexi made their public debut Monday at the Lincoln Park Zoo, marking the first time the zoo has cared for brown bears since 1979. The pair came from the ...

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the closing of Riverview Amusement Park, the Cubs’ ...

"[T]his year for the first time, with brilliant lights and a slew of holiday-themed activities, the zoo is coming alive at night," the Chicago Tribune wrote 30 years ago next month. The article from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Segment 2: Chicago Inno‘s Senior Editor Jim ...

ZooLights is returning to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo for the holiday season. The lights festival opens on November 21 with more than 3 million lights across the zoo grounds. Visitors can enjoy ...

CHICAGO - Lincoln Park Zoo has welcomed a new African penguin chick. It hatched on Oct. 1, after roughly 40 days in ...

A polar bear from the Lincoln Park Zoo is turning into a badger. No, the zoo has not mastered shapeshifting. Siku, a 15-year-old male polar bear, is moving in the coming weeks to Madison, Wisconsin — ...

Lincoln Park Zoo is welcoming back one of Chicago’s favorite traditions, Fall Fest, a free, family-friendly celebration running every Friday through Sunday from Sept. 26-Oct. 26, 2025. Visitors can ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Lincoln Park Zoo is sharing new video and photographs of its African lion cub that was just born in March. Zookeepers have determined the cub is a male and they announced Thursday ...