The privately funded "Rat Contraceptive Pilot" uses non-toxic contraceptive pellets to reduce the rat population.

The pilot program will bring rat contraceptives to Lincoln Park later this summer, Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) announced in a ...

Lincoln Park Zoo’s snake-themed gala raised a record $1.8 million to support wildlife care and conservation efforts.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo just held its ...

Chicago is expanding its fight against rats — and it's not using poison. A North Side alderman is launching a pilot program ...

1934: Chicago was in the grip of a weeklong heat wave, and the mercury that day reached 101. Twenty-three people died of the heat, but the death that drew the most attention was that of John Dillinger ...

Lincoln Park Zoo’s Free Admission Means More Summer Fun Than You Might Expect Did you know you can visit Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo for free year-round? This summer, bring the family for animal demos, ...

Rare animals, lots of greenery and a backdrop of skyscrapers make Lincoln Park Zoo a must-see during any trip to the Windy City, especially for families. And, it’s free.

L'Oreal Thompson Payton and her husband moved to Northeast Ohio after getting pregnant to be closer to his family, but they ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — As Chicago faced its first heat wave of the summer season, animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo beat the heat with some cool treats. Umande, a western lowland gorilla living at the ...

Mom Mei Lin was born at the zoo in 2019, sent to another zoo in 2021 and returned in 2022 after the deaths of her parents.

The still-nameless baby and her mother, Nyani, are currently bonding away from the public part of their habitat, the zoo said ...