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Keith Hadsall caught this 9 inch bluegill at Northtrail Park in Peoria on May 6, 2011 using trout worms as bait.
County: Hancock
Date and Season: 11.21.10; Shotgun
Notable: Dressed 180 pounds, unofficially gross 140 1/8
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Nov. 21, 2008; Shotgun
Notable: Poised to shoot a doe, hunter hesitated just long enough.
County: Lake
Size: 13 pounds, 1 ounce; 28 inches long, 23-inch girth
Date: February 15, 1976
Notable: Bass hit with ice still on parts of Stone Quarry Lake.
Last spring, the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) acquired property known as the “Hess Farm.” There are American Indian archaeological sites on the property, including numerous burial mounds and village sites. The Foundation currently is studying options for the land's use.
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A federal judge has rejected a push by gun rights advocates to let Illinois residents immediately tote firearms in public instead of waiting months for the state to outline the permitting process under its new concealed carry law.
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The boat - a 65-foot watercraft that belonged to former EastPort Marina harbormaster John Eakle - was recovered after sustaining heavy damage about 9 p.m. Sunday on the dam at Creve Coeur.
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Counting MemoriesSierra Club members carry on eagle count in honor of volunteer Sandra Wood who was murdered during a burglary attempt in her home.
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State park directors say Illinois' park system is suffering from years of budget cuts. Parks have lost staff and cut back hours of operation. And maintenance is sometimes kept to a minimum.
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A suburban Chicago man found dead Sunday evening in a fishing boat anchored in an Illinois River backwater about two miles south of Hennepin died from natural causes, authorities said.
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