Bird flu has descimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Monitors with a bird tracking organization say hundreds of ducks have succumbed to bird flu along Lake Michigan.

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

Multiple schools are canceling classes due to what officials are calling a large number of illnesses among students and staff members.

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The outbreak started in December and has now spread from a few reports in the suburbs to hundreds in the city, along Lake ...

Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu ...

Evanston. Here are the latest news and feature stories — plus plenty of wonderful photographs — from around the city.

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Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. Over the weekend, ...