A 3.9-pound smallmouth bass sampled by environmental research technicians in the Cal-Sag Channel may as well have been 15 pounds. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago sees it that way, and for good
Illinois Conservation Police Officer Jordan Roundcount was honored by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office in late 2025 for his work in that county.
Roundcount received a letter of recognition and the Sheriff’s Service Award
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for poaching an adult bull elk at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in southern Missouri.
Two people were rescued from a lake in a northwest suburb after they fell in while attempting to go ice fishing.
On Jan. 12, the Fire Protection District staff was dispatched to unincorporated Cary
A managed hunt for feral hogs ended tragically at Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia with the death of a 52-year-old Illinois man.
According to the National Park Service, Jason Wallin, 52, of Coal
The osprey population in Illinois has grown significantly over the past decade, thanks in part to efforts led by University of Illinois-Springfield Associate Professor Tih-Fen Ting.
Ospreys are large birds that feed on fish,
Illinois DNR is inviting families, wildlife watchers, and nature lovers to experience eagle-watching events across the state this winter.
Every year, muskies slip over the dam on Busse Lake’s southeast corner and drift into the narrow flow of Salt Creek. If no one intervened, many would continue downstream through DuPage County, eventually disappearing into
Steve Sarley, a Wheaton resident who has written a column for Illinois Outdoor News since it launched in 2008, has been honored by the Illinois Conservation Foundation as “Outdoor Writer of the Year.”
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