More damage done to Black Hawk statue while under cover June 4, 2018 11:38 am|OREGON, Ill. (AP) – A protective plastic shroud encasing a century-old Black Hawk statue was removed only to…
Southern Illinois man dies after 60-foot fall at state park May 10, 2018 11:34 am|GOREVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has died after falling more than 60 feet from the…
Grants allow students to learn about Illinois biodiversity April 6, 2018 12:18 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Students can learn what gives the Prairie State its name this summer thanks to…
Illinois seeks plans for closed Lake Shelbyville resort March 20, 2018 11:59 am|SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (AP) – State officials are seeking proposals from developers interested in taking over a resort along…
Illinois hunters kill 318 bobcats during 2017-2018 season March 8, 2018 1:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Approximately 318 bobcats were killed in Illinois during the hunting and trapping season that…
Illinois officials announce plan to stabilize mine February 24, 2018 12:28 pm|BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials have a plan to stabilize a mine that collapsed under a school in a…
Illinois 2018 fishing licenses go on sale March 1 February 20, 2018 12:21 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says state fishing licenses for the year go on sale March 1.
25 sites in Illinois added to historic places register January 31, 2018 1:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A retirement home, a park, several schools, a theater and the site where a…
Preliminary numbers are in for 2017 deer hunting harvest January 29, 2018 10:53 am|Illinois deer hunters were busy in 2017.
Possible sighting of cougar in DuPage County January 20, 2018 1:27 pm|GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is trying to determine if there is anything to…
Illinois extends pheasant season at select sites January 9, 2018 12:40 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — There’s good news for hunters who were lamenting the end of controlled pheasant hunting…
Spend your weekend celebrating Sandurg’s 140th birthday January 5, 2018 12:18 pm|While it’s a relatively quiet weekend, there’s still ways to have fun – and enjoy some tunes while…
Knox County hunters harvest over 1,100 deer in 2017 December 9, 2017 1:29 pm|Illinois hunters were quite busy during the two weekends this year that made up the firearm deer hunting…
Hunters harvest more than 80K deer during firearm season December 7, 2017 1:04 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Hunters harvested more than 80,000 deer during this year’s firearm season. That’s a slight…
Illinois DNR to landowners: Do homework before selling trees November 21, 2017 12:43 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The state of Illinois is warning people who own forest land to do their…
Grant to fund development of Illinois off-road vehicle trail November 16, 2017 12:35 pm|CARRIER MILLS, Ill. (AP) — A federal grant will allow officials to develop a 26-mile off-road vehicle trail…
Officials urge safety as firearm deer-hunting season starts November 15, 2017 1:07 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials are offering safety tips as firearm deer-hunting season gets underway this weekend.
Songbag Concert Series continues Sunday in Galesburg November 11, 2017 6:00 pm|On Sunday night the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site continues it’s long-running Songbag Concert Series with “Folk Songs…
Illinois’ DNR released annual harvest report November 3, 2017 12:41 pm|The Division of Wildlife Resources and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources released the 2016-2017 Illinois Public Hunting…
Illinois drivers urged to beware during deer-mating season October 15, 2017 11:41 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois transportation officials are warning motorists to beware of more active deer as mating…