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A bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom.
BROOKFIELD, Illinois (WLS) — One of the animals at Brookfield Zoo Chicago took a walk on the wild side on Tuesday. The zoo said that Nyala, an African antelope, briefly escaped from its primary ...
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WGN ... due to what officials called a “cancerous process,” which led to life-threatening heart arrhythmias. Due to the severity of Malena’s ailments, the zoo made ...
A man died Tuesday after he was attacked by a group of dogs in Caseyville, Illinois, officials say ... location and details on what may have led up to the attack. Recklein died from his injuries.
BROOKFIELD, Mo. (KCTV) - A Brookfield man could spend a quarter of a century behind bars after he violently resisted arrest and attempted to escape custody. Linn County, Missouri, Circuit Court ...
An Altona, Illinois, man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he had tried to solicit minors for sexual favors. Chad Davenport, 45, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of grooming ...
A Metra train hit a pedestrian Wednesday in the west Chicago suburb of Brookfield. Brookfield police said at 7:49 p.m. that the Metra BNSF Line train hit the pedestrian near the Maple Avenue grade ...
A Nebo, Illinois man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for forcing a child to engage in sexual acts with other men while he filmed them. Anthony Westemeyer, 37, was sentenced in U.S ...
WARREN — A Brookfield man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of aggravated murder and aggravated burglary in the shotgun killing of his ex-girlfriend in December that ended in a 22-hour standoff.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — An Illinois man who attempted to hire an Allen County man to murder his ex-wife was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court. John Gierek (Huntington County Sheriff ...