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An ongoing effort to extend the Illinois River Bluff Trail is taking the next step, with the Peoria Park District seeking state funding to buy a piece of land that would help fill one of the gaps in the pathway.

The Illinois River is closed to recreational traffic between Lacon and the Mississippi River due to flooding. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources…

Five central Illinois men are facing charges they violated federal waterfowl hunting laws in Fulton County. Rick Hamm of Chillicothe is charged in…

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois will get roughly $3.6 million in federal grants for local governments to increase public access to outdoor parks and recreation.…

The firearm deer hunting season has arrived in Illinois. The first part of firearm season runs today through Sunday afternoon. Tom Micetich is deer…

Efforts are underway in Illinois to find a way to increase the monarch butterfly habitat in the state. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says…

Wildlife Prairie Park’s funding structure could be a model for other groups across the state. That’s according to the head of the state Department of…

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is taking public comment on the regulations proposed to govern hydraulic fracturing. Members of Illinois…

Wildlife Prairie State Park in Peoria County is dropping the state designation from it name in an effort to gain more efficient management. Governor Pat…

Flooding in Illinois displaced thousands of people this spring. It also forced wildlife out of their habitat. That could lead to more animals roaming near…