Animal welfare groups and city officials are divided over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nomination of Susan Cappello.

Chicago's animal shelter leader faces growing opposition, but she and her allies emphasize there's a fundamental ...

Several of Chicago’s largest animal welfare organizations are publicly supporting the city’s newly appointed leader of Chicago Animal Care and Control — even as some volunteers and city leaders ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) is waiving adoption fees from now through Dec. 15 for its upcoming “Holiday Hope” event. From noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, BISSEL Pet Foundation’s is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – Mayor Brandon Johnson has made his pick for Chicago’s animal care agency, but the announcement raises questions ...

Cappello has spent three years as acting executive director of the city's shelter, a facility that critics say suffers from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.

Members of a Chicago City Council committee voted to confirm Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nominee to run the Department of Animal ...

Animal control is used to dealing with stray cats and dogs. But what happens when there’s a peacock strutting down the alley? A coyote walked into a Quizno’s in downtown Chicago on a spring day in ...