Looking for to take some day-trips this summer with the kids? Here's what to know about all the major zoos in Illinois.

Many Illinois residents are searching for fun ways to soak up the sun as summer nears and temperatures rise. ... The Peoria Zoo is located at 2320 N. Prospect Rd in Peoria.

The Peoria Zoo in March welcomed a 5-year-old Grevy's zebra, born at White Oak Conservation Center in Florida. The zoo is asking for votes on a name.

The Peoria Zoo in March welcomed a 5-year-old Grevy's zebra, born at White Oak Conservation Center in Florida. The zoo is asking for votes on a name.

Peoria, Illinois, has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the top 100 best places to live in the U.S. by Livability.com. ... Peoria Riverfront Museum and Peoria Zoo.

A glimmer of Chinese culture will light up the Peoria Zoo this spring with a new spring lantern festival celebrating traditional Chinese legends and lore.. Tickets are on sale now for the Glow ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Peoria Zoo officials say they've performed a necropsy on the body of an 8-year-old Amur tiger that died after a short illness.

Butch, a beloved patriarch and fixture at the Peoria Zoo, has died, the zoo announced Thursday, June 12. Zoo staff are mourning the black-handed spider monkey, who was 52 and the oldest known of ...

Luckily, the University of Illinois has a long-standing strength in zoo- and exotic-animal medicine, and so I got exposure to this field and learned my passion very early on.” ...

The zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free through Feb. 14, with donations encouraged. "We are excited to welcome Karen to the Peoria Zoo family," zoo director Max Lakes wrote ...

Many Illinois residents are searching for fun ways to soak up the sun as summer nears and temperatures rise. ... The Peoria Zoo is located at 2320 N. Prospect Rd in Peoria.