Officials: Fewer sites available for disabled hunters’ event September 9, 2019 10:34 am|LOVES PARK, Ill. (AP) – State officials say fewer sites are available for a turkey and deer hunting…
Big crowds, possible closures expected at Illinois parks August 29, 2019 11:18 am|UTICA, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is urging visitors to some of northern Illinois’…
Illinois officials recognize state park volunteers August 11, 2019 10:42 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State officials are recognizing four people and one organization for a commitment to volunteering…
Huge net used to pull Asian carp from Lake Decatur dam July 17, 2019 11:02 am|DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – Fishermen with a net are removing thousands of Asian carp from Lake Decatur dam…
Dozens of dead barn swallows found at Chicago water plant July 17, 2019 11:01 am|CHICAGO (AP) – State and federal authorities are investigating the deaths of dozens of barn swallows outside a…
Crews recover 4th body after boat crash in Chicago canal July 2, 2019 12:08 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say crews have recovered the body of a fourth person who was on a…
Survey finds no Asian carp in Chicago-area waterways June 29, 2019 12:23 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois officials say a survey this month for Asian carp in Chicago-area waterways found no…
Illinois offers $1.5 million in search for resort operator June 27, 2019 11:22 am|WHITTINGTON, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is continuing its efforts to find vendors interested…
Western Illinois University gets $375,000 to study bobcats June 13, 2019 11:40 am|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – The federal government is giving Western Illinois University $375,000 to keep researching the state’s…
Governments may seek funds for recreational area development June 12, 2019 11:38 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Local governments in Illinois may apply for state grants to acquire or develop space…
Volunteers try to boost fish population at Illinois lake June 10, 2019 11:32 am|SULLIVAN, Ill. (AP) – Volunteers are helping to build habitats to increase the fish population at an eastern…
Flooded waterways no place for boaters, officials say June 7, 2019 11:24 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials are warning boaters to stay off flooded waterways as a safety precaution.
Illinois wildlife biologist aims to save prairie chickens May 20, 2019 12:40 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A wildlife biologist has taken prairie chickens from Kansas, which has a more robust population,…
The time is right: it’s morel mushroom season April 27, 2019 3:46 pm|When apple orchards bloom and oak leaves grow bigger, the season to hunt for morels has arrived.
Preservationists connect 2 creeks separated for 100 years April 19, 2019 11:36 am|PALOS HILLS, Ill. (AP) – Nature preservationists are cheering action to connect two waterways separated a century ago.
4 sites added for this year’s Illinois spring trout season March 18, 2019 1:11 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Four new sites have been added for this year’s Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season.
Illinois adds 30 sites to national historic register February 11, 2019 12:21 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials say the state had 30 properties added to the National Register of…
IDNR releases preliminary numbers for 2018-19 Deer Hunting Season January 29, 2019 7:30 pm|Preliminary numbers are in for the 2018-19 Deer Hunting Season for the State of Illinois.
Ideas needed for plaza around Illinois’ Black Hawk statue January 21, 2019 1:12 pm|OREGON, Ill. (AP) – State officials are asking the public for help as they plan for a plaza…
Residents fighting Illinois mine water pumping proposal December 11, 2018 12:28 pm|JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. (AP) – Some residents and environmental groups are fighting a coal company’s plan to discharge…