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March 28, 2025

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs Shabbona Lake State Park over to Potawatomi Nation

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More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on March 21 authorizing DNR to hand over to the tribe the ownership title to Shabbona Lake State Park, a 1,500-acre tract in southern DeKalb County that largely overlaps the tribe’s original reservation.

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For travelers to Canada, tariff plan announced in early March is off

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Anglers and other travelers to Canadian provinces who were fretting at the prospect of delays and added costs upon reaching border crossings, can, for now, breathe easier.
On Thursday, March 27, Ontario resorters and tourism groups announced that additional tariffs – 25% – on “consumables” for the most part will not be in play.
“Basically, nothing is going to change (from past rules pertaining to entry to Canada),” said Laurie Marcil, executive director of Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario, in North Bay. “It’s super news.”

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Wisconsin’s sandhill crane hunting season bill takes another step

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Legislation to establish a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin was introduced to the State Senate March 7 and the State Assembly March 11. The process to get the proposal this far began in Horicon Aug. 1 when the 2024 Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes held its first of five meetings.
Numerous presentations on the pros and cons of sandhill season were made to the committee during the meetings.

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Henry Repeating Arms moving full operation to northern Wisconsin

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With its announcement Tuesday, March 18, that the company is buying two more buildings in Ladysmith and moving in all of its remaining New Jersey manufacturing, Henry Repeating Arms firmly planted its flag in northern Wisconsin.
“We are putting all of our eggs in one basket – the Wisconsin basket – because it makes us more efficient, more productive, and allows for more collaboration amongst our design and engineering teams, all while sustaining and enhancing Henry’s solid reputation for quality,” said Anthony Imperato.

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