1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (805+ words) Abandoned and neglected animals often end up at the shelter operated by the Chicago department of Animal Care and Control. Calling animal cruelty and abuse a "precursor to crime" against people, the City Council's Committee on Public Safety also agreed…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (715+ words) A dog stands in its cage at Chicago Animal Care & Control on Wednesday. Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday rallied behind his permanent choice to lead Chicago's Commission on Animal Care and Control, amid concerns about high euthanasia rates and shelter…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (419+ words) Qi, the new red panda who was welcomed into Lincoln Park Zoo this week to hopefully breed with another red panda at the zoo. Days before the start of the Lunar New Year, Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed its newest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1222+ words) Six bison were reintroduced in a Kane County forest preserve this winter. Their return is an occasion filled with meaning for Indigenous Americans, but local officials are also counting on the spectacular-looking animal to give them a hand with prairie…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (365+ words) My husband doesn't understand my grief and can't wrap his mind around my affection for an animal. He has tried to be understanding, but now he says he can no longer be supportive because it's senseless for me to grieve…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (294+ words) A Chicago dog tested positive for rabies Dec. 19, 2025. A dog in Chicago tested positive for rabies, marking the first time in than 60 years that a dog tested positive for the disease in Cook County. The dog, vaccinated for rabies in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (592+ words) Jennifer Catania, a volunteer at PAWS Chicago, carries Kimchi during a media preview for the Holiday Adopt-a-Thon at PAWS Chicago in Lincoln Park, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. As temperatures likely dip below zero this weekend, the city's largest no-kill shelter is hoping…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (427+ words) A snowy owl takes wing Tuesday at Montrose Beach. Snowy owls live north of the Arctic Circle during the summer. In winter, some of the owls stay north while others migrate to southern Canada and the northern half of the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (302+ words) Word of the two owls has circulated on birder forums in the nation's third-largest city for about a week, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society. While snowy owls aren't rare in Chicago, their frequency varies widely each winter. Generally, a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (724+ words) Derek Erdman, a 51-year-old graphic artist who lives in Logan Square, describes his Cat Pix texting project as a joyful expression of civil disobedience. This is not your average cat story. Four years ago, someone taped a flyer to a…...