Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Two camels at Decatur’s Scovill Zoo are getting a new home. Representative Sue Scherer and her team helped ...

DECATUR — Scovill Zoo has experienced several blessed events this year. “We have goat babies, we have lemur babies, we have a baby spider monkey, a baby penguin and a baby turaco,” said keeper ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – A new depot for the Scovill Zoo train in Decatur has opened. The new location, set up by the Decatur Park District, is near the Children’s Museum of Illinois parking lot. The ...

DECATUR — It happened Friday, when word came that the Scovill Zoo was once again being accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquarium, which represents animal facilities around the world. The ...

It’s full steam ahead for a $2 million train track expansion at a zoo in central Illinois thanks to the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffet. The train route at the Scovill Zoo in Decatur will ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Scovill Zoo has a new addition to its pack — a baby penguin! The animal is 5-weeks-old and still getting used to its environment in Decatur, but for the first time, it’s also ...

DECATUR — The planned extension of Scovill Zoo's Z.O.& O Express train track picked up more steam Wednesday as the Decatur Park District approved a $2 million bid to stretch the train's route along ...

DECATUR — It’s time to say good-bye to your favorite zoo animal. The Scovill Zoo will be closing for the season on Monday. “So this is your last full weekend,” said Scovill Zoo Education and Volunteer ...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Bud, a capybara, wouldn’t take kindly to having his teeth meddled with by a veterinarian, so he had to be sedated for his checkup. Dr. Kenneth Welle of the University of Illinois, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Two camels at Decatur’s Scovill Zoo are getting a new home. Representative Sue Scherer and her team helped secure a $200,000 grant to build a new enclosure. The new home will go ...