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Pace board of directors voted unanimously on July 16 to make the service improvements that debuted last August permanent. The ...

Two Amur leopards, members of an endangered species, were born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago on July 14, the zoo announced Tuesday. Zoo officials say both cubs and Mina, the 8-year-old first-time mother, ...

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A new primate habitat was unveiled at Brookfield Zoo Thursday, which will include four outdoor habitats for western lowland gorillas, Bornean orangutans and several species of monkeys.

Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and endangered black-handed spider ...

Anyone who had an internship before starting a career in their chosen profession understands the value of that hands-on experience. Seeing the work done firsthand greatly enhances what students learn ...

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train Friday near Brookfield, officials said. BNSF train service was impacted.

The new “James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests” outdoor primate complex at Brookfield Zoo Chicago opens to the public today. Brian Hill/[email protected] ...

The new Tropical Forests primate habitat features an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and endangered black-handed spider monkeys rescued from wildlife trafficking.