More than 40 dead ducks were found along the shore at Whihala Beach this week, some frozen into the ice shelf along Lake ...

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...

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A version of the H5N1 virus that has killed one person and severely sickened another has been detected in milk samples ...

Roughly 200-300 ducks have been found dead in Chicago and the northern suburbs around Lake Michigan in recent days, according ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Where has bird flu been reported in Illinois? Are my pets at risk? Should I still be eating eggs? Here’s what to know about ...

Egg purchases at a Costco in suburban Mount Prospect are being limited by the store as a bird flu outbreak has led to ...

Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...

Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu ...