One of the most rare and endangered dragonflies in Illinois is getting a lifeline at the Brookfield Zoo, which is among ...

In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure at an Illinois zoo. Then, a Western Lowland Gorilla named Binti Jua rescued him.

Explore Brookfield Zoo’s new Tropical Forests habitat with chimps, gorillas and kid-friendly rainforest adventures.

Brookfield Zoo's new Tropical Forests opens July 11, featuring free-roaming primates and a stunning waterfall, creating an ...

Thursday is also World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, to bring attention to a disease often treated with blood transfusions.

Brookfield Zoo Chicago hopes you'll go bananas over its new primate habitat, one of the largest in the nation. The zoo’s new James and Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests habitat will open on July 11.

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf . The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade.

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf . The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade.

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf. The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade ...

WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf. The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade ...