If you’ve ever wondered why is the bald eagle our national bird, we’ll give you the circumstances around the decision. When ...

Murphy the bald eagle was found dead on March 15. Veterinary experts say he suffered some type of head trauma during a storm.

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...

Created in 1915, the current emblem is a white field featuring the state seal adopted in 1868: A bald eagle before a rising ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...