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The cicada-geddon is upon us, and while some states have seen these critters arrive earlier than expected, they better buckle up because billions, if not trillions, more are coming.

“The work won’t all start at the same time,” said Bridgette Moen, planning director for the Champaign County Forest Preserve District. “That’s because some of the areas are more shovel-ready

A group of retired professional IDNR botanists agreed to survey the proposed site. They found many rare and endangered species along the edges and slopes of these forested ravines

(Springfield-jm) – Illinois residents are required to register their assault weapons by January 1, 2024, but some law enforcement say the state has not done enough to let them know. Assault wea...

SPRINGFIELD The 2023 Illinois fall trout season will open Saturday, Oct. 21 at 59 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state, and the Illinois Department

(WAND) — The fall trout season will open Saturday, October 21 at 59 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout Illinois, though the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is warning anglers

SPRINGFIELD The 2022 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open April 2 at 57 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state.An early opportunity at

Dale Bowman It’s a beautiful thing. The regular season will open April 3, the early catch-and-release season on March 20. UPDATED: The opener for the five Forest Preserves of Cook County sites have a delayed opener, click here to read. Cook County sites includes Axehead, Belleau, Green, Horsetail, Sag Quarry East and Wolf Lake; in DuPage, Silver, Pickerel and Grove; in Kankakee, Bird Park Quarry and Rock Creek; in Kendall, Big Lake; In Lake, Sand; in McHenry, Piscasaw Creek and Atwood; in Wi...

Readers’ Voices: Homeward bound as pandemic blooms Lois and Sadie at the Brownville Fall Festival in Brownville, Neb. Lois Barber Lois Barber Happy to be home in Amherst Lois Barber Lois and Doug park at her children’s place in Treadwell, New York. Lois Barber Crossing Nebraska en route to Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska. LOIS BARBER A visit to Harold Warp’s Pioneer Village campsite in Minden, Neb. Lois and Doug bought this van last Aug. 1 at a flea market in Colorad...

Published: 12/25/2020 7:33:44 PM Back in February, my partner Doug and I both traveled to Colorado expecting to return to Amherst in mid-April. Soon it became apparent that was not going to happen and we settled in at Doug’s lovely house. One month rolled into another and when it looked like we would be there through the summer, we resurrected a garden spot behind our house and planted an optimistic amount of seeds. Like all gardens, it was way more work than we anticipated, but spending time...