Brian Durlak News Today

A resident spotted a bear in her backyard in Richmond days after a bear was also spotted nearby over the border in Wisconsin and a month after sightings were reported in Antioch and Gurnee.

The Antioch woman who spotted a black bear just feet away from her Saturday described the shock she was in when she saw the wild animal walking on her house's deck.

The sheriff's office is warning residents to not approach a black bear after it was spotted on the loose in a neighborhood near Antioch Saturday.

Sheriff's officials say the Department of Natural Resources does not want to tranquilize and relocate a black bear after it was spotted roaming in a neighborhood near Antioch.