Egg prices got you scrambling? Here's how much it costs to rent backyard chickens

As customers face empty shelves and rapidly rising egg prices at the supermarket due to the avian flu and a lower national supply, breakfast lovers have another option - their own backyard. 

No-kill animal shelter in Wheeling reopens after devastating flood

A north suburban no-kill animal shelter that nearly lost everything to a flood is back—bigger and better than ever—thanks to the community that helped save it.

Horse rescued, 8 goats die in Aurora barn fire

A horse was rescued from a barn fire that also killed eight goats in west suburban Aurora on Friday.

Indiana man arrested on animal cruelty charge after viral dog video

An Indiana man is facing criminal charges after a video showing a dog in distress on the back of a speeding trailer went viral earlier this week.

Watch: Emotional reunion as stolen dog returns home after over 7 years

A tearful reunion between a family and their beloved dog was caught on tape more than seven years after she was stolen from their yard.

Watch: Deep-sea anglerfish’s rare swim in shallow waters

The scary-looking fish is usually to be found more than a mile below the surface, where little to no light penetrates.

It's a boy! Baby beluga making a splash at Shedd Aquarium

The Shedd Aquarium has revealed that its baby beluga whale is a boy, and he’s already making a splash!