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Closing parks that used federal funding for boat ramps may mean Illinois has to pay back the federal government for construction costs.
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Nationwide, more doves are harvested than any other game bird species. Since the average dove hunter does slightly worse than one bird for every three shots doves also are the most shot-at game species in North America.
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Conservation police to crack down on impaired drivers in state parks and at boat-launch areas over Labor Day weekend.
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Central Illinois dove prospectusCool, wet weather, reduced dove numbers and uneven field conditions have hunters fretting heading into Monday's dove season opener.
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Thirteen state historic sites and 11 parks will close, and human services will be affected as the Blagojevich administration said Thursday it will lay off 325 workers.
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Budget woes cause Illinois DNR to propose 11 park closures and 39 layoffs. Is this a real proposal? Or a way to generate public outcry to force legislators to heed the governor?
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