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Brookfield Zoo joins several other popular Chicago area attractions and museums, including The Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium, in offering free days for...

The anonymous donation will support the construction of Tropical Forests, an indoor and outdoor complex for Brookfield’s great apes, as well as a series of new animal habitats.

Brookfield Zoo announced Tuesday it has received a $40 million donation -- the largest single private gift in the organizations history.

Dr Mike Adkesson of Chicago's Brookfield Zoo talks about the importance of a good modern zoo and the unique role it can play in conservation.

In this weeks Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a large mural beautifying a "big, ugly wall" in Mundelein; new digs for gorillas and others at Brookfield Zoo; and a man who loved a doughnut shop so much, he opened one in his hometown.

A $66 million project will give gorillas, orangutans and several species of South American monkeys a lush outdoor complex on the north side of Brookfield Zoos Tropic World.

Gorillas, orangutans and several species of South American monkeys will have a lush outdoor complex on the north side of Brookfield Zoos Tropic World.

The recent loss of Nakili, Brookfield Zoo’s 33-year-old eastern black rhinoceros, unexpectedly sent us on a trip down memory lane, revisiting some of the zoo’s most beloved residents.

Jontu, the Brookfield Zoo's new silverback gorilla, is ready to meet zoo visitors at Tropic World.

Brookfield Zoo is undertaking a massive project that includes expanding its habitats for primates and building a conservation center with a learning space for...