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From left, Nick Shafer, John Nolen and Scott Smith caught this mess of crappie at Rend Lake.
County: DeWitt
Date and Season: Oct. 24, 2009; Bow
Notable: Buck found in floodwaters one day after shot.
County: LaSalle
Date and Season: Nov. 15, 2008; Bow
Notable: Nice 11-pointer is hunter's first buck ever.
County: Tazewell
Size: 65 pounds
Date: March 11, 2009
Notable: Huge fish caught by 76-year-old angler.
Despite the Illinois Senate working on a concealed-carry compromise that gives Cook County its own set of rules, Gov. Pat Quinn said Tuesday he wants a system that gives other communities the choice to enforce limits.
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A northern Illinois man who died after he hit a gate while snowmobiling was legally drunk when the accident happened.
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Another Illinois cougar?Luke Gramp was looking for morel mushrooms early this month near Washington. He wound up finding much more and has turned in one of several cougar sightings in northern Tazewell County.
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Bureau County bear photographedBureau County’s elusive black bear has surfaced once again and this time someone got pictures.
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Rainy conditions put a damper on the archery deer harvest during the middle of last week, but numbers rebounded somewhat on the weekend.
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The finding is a reminder that people should continue to take precautions to avoid being infected by the virus, health department officials said.
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