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Jerry Milam of Pekin continues to take neat pictures of this misplaced Egyptian goose which has been lingering around the Illinois River barge terminals in Pekin.
Fishing a scum frog in an Illinois neighborhood pond yields a 21-inch bass and several other fish.
County: Peoria
Date and Season: Nov. 7, 2009; Bow
Notable: With buck down, larger buck shows up.
County: Peoria
Size: 3 pounds, 10 ounces; 18 inches
Date: March 27, 2009
Notable: High water yields slab crappie.
The Sunday afternoon accident happened after two people on two separate jet skis went over the Steel Dam.
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With a little luck, the bicentennial of three of the strongest earthquakes in the history of the continental United States will pass quietly this winter.
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Railroad prairie tour set for June 8The field trip, co-sponsored by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and Illinois Audubon Society, will visit three abandoned railroad sites in search of prairie plants and birds.
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The status of gray wolves north of Interstate 80 in Illinois has been changed to threatened following the removal of the Great Lakes population of wolves from federal Endangered Species Act protection.
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Joining pelicans, trumpeter swans and other migrants, the eagles bring with them visitors from miles around and draw out bird watchers by the dozens, all who are willing to venture out into the cold to catch a glimpse of our national symbol in its natural habitat.
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Another look at the Illinois deer harvestInstead of just looking at total deer harvest, Lee DeSmith of Mahomet breaks down the 2009-10 totals based on harvest per square miles for each Illinois county.
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