Illinois Animals

There's something going on in the woods of Illinois, or we wouldn't be ranked at number-five on the list of states with the most Bigfoot sightings, according to The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.

There are some good things and some bad things about a mild winter in Illinois like the one we just went through. Very little shoveling and very little shivering are two of the good things, while an abundant population of coyotes running all over the state may fall into the "bad things" category, depending on your perspective.

They're here in Illinois throughout the winter, spring, summer, and fall, so pretty much everyone is familiar with them. However, there are some things that you may not have noticed about Illinois' official state bird.

A city in Illinois has such a big problem with rats that it came up with an out-of-the-box solution to help combat the rodents in that area.

I've lived in Illinois my entire life, and I've never seen as many wild turkeys out walking around than I'm seeing right now. So, like anyone, I had to do some checking to find out just how many wild turkeys there are in the state of Illinois. I'm surprised at the answer.

Dogs, cats, fish, birds, mice, rats, and a few other types of animals are just fine to keep as pets in Illinois. However, there's a pretty extensive list of animals that the state of Illinois won't allow.

If you enjoy hanging out and petting cats along with playing free video games then I've got the perfect place for you to hang out.

If you've had your pet implanted with a microchip, the closure of a pet microchip company may become a big problem. Why? Because pets with that particular microchip will no longer be in a national database, and if your pet goes missing you might not be able to track it down again. Here's what to do.

Here's a different way in Illinois how they help rescue animals.

After a couple of fairly high-profile incidents involving coyotes here in Illinois lately, you might be wondering what's going on with Illinois' coyote population. Here's why Illinois' coyotes are out, about, and active at this time of year.

We're talking about 8 of the 10 deadliest insects in the entire world. Here's a little spoiler alert on one of them--this bug kills more people than any other living creature on earth, and we've got them in Illinois.

If the current egg prices have you thinking about egg alternatives, it's only natural that you'd think about the huge population of geese in Illinois. Sure, you could go with duck eggs, quail eggs, or even emu eggs, but our state has a lot more geese that we have ducks, quails, or emus. So, can you eat them?