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The invasive Asian longhorned tick was discovered in April in Illinois. The Gulf Coast tick, once limited to the southern US, has been found across southern Illinois.
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is pursuing an "America the Beautiful Challenge" grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to fund a habitat restoration project. Ecologists say the work will benefit populations of the state-endangered Blanding's turtle and rare species of marsh birds.
To protect our trees and contain the insect's migration, county forest preserve districts are working with the Illinois Department of Agriculture to treat various natural areas in the greater Chicago region, including in Aurora, Lemont and Naperville.