CHAMPAIGN – About 900 young archers from 42 Illinois schools have qualified to participate in the 2023 Illinois State Archery Tournament March 24-25 at Champaign Centennial High…
Natalie Phelps Finnie has been appointed director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced. Phelps Finnie, a lifelong southern Illinoisan, has served…
Mountain lions are on the move through fall with two confirmed sightings of animals in northern and central Illinois. Large predators occasionally pass through Illinois but are not…
The state’s Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program announced $30.3 million in grants for 87 local park projects that will help communities acquire open space…
Volunteer efforts can lead University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists (EMN) on some fun adventures. Sometimes those adventures are as close as their backyard. Citizen Science…
Two ground-breaking projects underway at Illinois Beach State Park will help protect precious shoreline from erosion caused by Lake Michigan waves and inform future decisions about…
The big news of the week: Crop tours are revealing that the 2022 corn harvest may not be as robust as the USDA has projected. For more information and other happenings in the farm world,…
Illinois State Parks offer a variety of options for a summer vacation stay. It is up to you to choose what level of connection with the outdoors appeals to you — sleeping outdoors…
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CHICAGO – As was the case with many big legislative efforts in ...
