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	Title	Issue
	Conservation Congress sets public meetings Mostly dormant for the past 20 years, the Illinois Conservation Congress has been reconditioned with a new engine and then kick-started. By Ralph Loos Editor	February 2013
	Hackmatack’s progress symbolic with land buy In an era of shrinking public land across Illinois, news that the state is now part of a National Wildlife Refuge being built from scratch strikes some as surreal. By Marc Jenkins Contributing Writer	February 2013
	DNR’s assistant director leaving to rejoin USFWS John Rogner is leaving his post as DNR’s assistant director to return to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By Javier Serna Contributing Writer	January 2013
	Assistant Illinois DNR Director to leave agency next month DNR confirmed today that Assistant Director of DNR John Rogner is leaving the agency next month	January 2013
	DNR answers questions about funding, future Rather than a “fiscal cliff,” DNR late last year found itself facing a “fiscal slope” – one that took years to descend, but one that was destined to sink the agency into a deep hole of budgetary chaos. By Ralph Loos Editor	January 2013
	'DNR Sustainability Bill' signed into law Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law Senate Bill 1566, which ill result in Illinois vehicle owners paying $2 more for license plates next year. The windfall will help DNR repair and maintain state parks.	December 2012
	DNR "Sustainability Bill" passes Senate; DNR gives reaction The Illinois Senate today passed Senate Bill 1566. The legislation, also known as the DNR "Sustainability Bill," increases license plate renewal fees by $2.	November 2012
	State parks, DNR may be focus of session Closing state parks, cutting programs and services and even eliminating DNR By Ralph Loos Editor	November 2012
	Deer permits costing visitors While there are certainly many hunters in Illinois who are just fine that the state’s non-resident deer permit fees are higher than any neighboring states, Brock Campbell certainly represents the other side of the equation. By Javier Serna Contributing Writer	November 2012
	Carry law picks up growing support Hunters and shooting sports fans in the state are feeling more confident that Illinois will soon join the 49 other states in allowing some sort of legalized concealed carry. By Marc Jenkins Contributing Writer	September 2012