Stand face-to-face with giraffes, watch zebras roam, and explore one of Illinois’ biggest zoos just outside Chicago.

BROOKFIELD, Illinois -- The Chicago Zoological Society announced Wednesday that twin river otter pups had been born at Brookfield Zoo in February. The male and female pups, born Feb. 23, are the first ...

Despite pleas from Brookfield Zoo and members of the Lake County Board to do away with an event featuring monkeys riding dogs, the Lake County Fair plans to keep the popular Banana Derby race. Jul 14, ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- A female African lion named Isis died just two weeks after her mate at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago's western suburbs. The zoo says 14-year-old Isis was found in her enclosure Monday ...

An estimated 40,000 bees have created quite a buzz at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The bees – rescued from one home in Naperville and another in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood – are now nestled in the ...

“One of the most trafficked mammals in the world” was born at an Illinois zoo, officials said. Brookfield Zoo Chicago announced the birth of a white-bellied pangolin, an endangered species ...

A female African lion in Illinois died Tuesday just 12 days after her mate, Brookfield Zoo says. All was well with 14-year-old Isis when zoo staff checked on her in her habitat around 9 a.m. Monday, ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- Giraffes at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois enjoyed the unseasonably warm, spring-like weather on Saturday. They usually don't have access to the outdoor habitat until mid-April, ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- The Brookfield Zoo in Illinois welcomed a baby reindeer on Wednesday, their first one in over 30 years. Bunny, one of the zoo's reindeer, gave birth to a male fawn Wednesday ...