Rare black bear sighting in Illinois

By Washington Examiner
Published June 8, 2014 9:52pm ET
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — There has been a rare black bear sighting in Illinois.

Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home near Rockford Saturday morning where a resident spotted a bear eating berries outside. The Beloit Daily News reports the startled bear then ran east into a wooded area.

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