
Jeremiah Haas: Yes, we do have ‘River Monsters’ in Illinois
We have all watched the shows on television showing the terrors of the deep, the animals that live under the dams, or just the eeriness of the unknown in our waters.
Usually, the host

We have all watched the shows on television showing the terrors of the deep, the animals that live under the dams, or just the eeriness of the unknown in our waters.
Usually, the host

If you’re looking for a peaceful place to set up camp this fall – a spot where you can watch the river work, wet a line, and still have easy access to clean restrooms and

November and December tends to put many Illinois fishermen on the sidelines, especially those who dedicate time to hunting or find it tough to fish cold water on cold days.
Crappie anglers who frequent

Never as popular as the fall archery season, Illinois’ fall firearms turkey season did see a slight bump in the number of permits issued by DNR this year.
Slight being the key word.

Like the wonderful children’s book reminds us, “everybody poops,” and Canada geese are no exception.
The Illinois Natural History Survey’s Forbes Biological Station and the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Illinois

In 2010, Illinois Natural History Survey Director Mike Dreslik found something strange on the road. It was a massasauga rattlesnake, an endangered species in Illinois, and its head was deformed, covered in strange sores. He

The Department of the Interior is fining a green energy company with sites in Illinois more than $30,000 after wind turbines knocked two American bald eagles out of the sky, according to a violation notice.

Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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