Twenty-one young lake sturgeon released into the Illinois River at Starved Rock are now part of a long-term effort to learn more about the endangered fish and eventually rebuild self-sustaining populations in Illinois.
The
Giant City State Park in southern Illinois will celebrate its 100th anniversary as an Illinois state park in 2027, and DNR is inviting the public to share their favorite memories of the park for a
Last season’s numbers are still pending, but Illinois waterfowl hunters head into the 2026 early teal season with confidence following a breakout performance two years ago.
A sharp increase in the state’s teal harvest
The discovery of hundreds of young silver carp in the Illinois River prompted DNR and its partner agencies to intensify monitoring of invasive carp in the river’s upper stretches.
DNR reported that sampling crews
Illinois deer hunters are seeing bobcats far more often than they did two decades ago, and DNR is using those observations to help track the species’ continuing recovery.
Meanwhile, for hunters hoping to pursue
A recent decision by a federal judge in Texas caused celebration among suppressor enthusiasts in 27 states and other gun rights supporters across part of the country while also creating confusion for some.
What
If you’ve ever driven a back road on a summer night and caught that unmistakable whiff of a striped skunk, you know they’re out there. But for wildlife managers, the real question isn’t whether skunks
A routine fisheries survey at a pond near O’Hare International Airport turned into a battle with a 91-pound fish that was more than 4 feet long.
Forest Preserves of Cook County fisheries workers pulled
A 41-year-old Michigan man learned the hard way that getting too close to an eastern massasauga rattlesnake can be dangerous. The man was bitten last month while attempting to photograph an eastern massasauga at a
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