Every U.S. goal at these Olympics is met with Lynyrd Skynyrd's iconic song from 1973, and American fans are loving it.

Amaris Alanis Ribeiro, recently named the new director of the Trinity River Audubon Center, describes herself as an ...

It is amazing to think that the Hudsonian godwit species, which can live to be 20 years old, travels 20,000 miles annually in ...

Here's how the song became the heartbeat of USA hockey. Team USA's goal song at the 2026 Milan Olympics is "Free Bird" by ...

Looking for something to do this weekend in the Rockford area? Here are 26 upcoming events ...

An Illinois family's 33-year-old pet cockatiel, named Sonny, was officially named the oldest bird of his species by Guinness World Records.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) – A University of Illinois tradition that began with a simple idea to spread Christmas cheer has once again connected callers from around the world with student singers.

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 100 years of conservation and service to the people of Illinois throughout 2025. The department was established July 1, 1925, as the ...