Poultry flock owners should call IDOA at 217-782-4944 or the United States Department of Agriculture at 866-536-7593 to report any unusual findings.

In the Midwest, cases have been confirmed in Illinois ... a bird flu outbreak wiped out its entire flock. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign ...

Bird flu — also known as avian influenza or H5N1 — has been spreading among animals in Illinois. This week, hundreds of ducks were found dead along Lake Michigan. So far, there have been no ...

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois concerned about livestock, ...

Indianapolis (WISH) — The recent outbreak of bird ... Illinois, is where the virus wiped out an entire flock of 3,000 hens. The owners, Marty and Marikate Thomas, discovered the first signs ...

Medical experts here in Illinois sat down with the I-Team to explain what they're doing to keep bird flu from becoming the next human pandemic.