Ten-year-old Ryan McGrath caught this lunker using a rubber worm.
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County: Pike
Date and Season: October 6th 2012; Youth firearm
Notable:
County: Clinton
Size: 50.4 pounds
Date: May 11, 2012
Notable: Took an hour to land
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a second monthlong extension of time to decide whether to appeal a lower court order allowing citizens to carry concealed guns.
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The private company is in the midst of an aggressive expansion that will see it increase its locations by more than a third in the next two-and-a-half years. Since Feb. 22, 2012, the company has announced 20 planned new stores around the country and Canada, all slated to open between this fall and 2015 — in addition to a planned Memphis location that has been in the works for years.
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Controversy over efforts to solve bee deathsOne of every three bites of food we consume depends on pollination by honeybees, but these overlooked contributors to our food system are continuing to die in stubbornly perplexing ways.
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Catfish have been biting cut bait and wax worms, while crappie have been hitting on wax worms and red worms. Flooding is starting to become less of an issue.
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Arm yourself against poison ivyLeaves of three, let it be. Those three leaves belong to poison ivy, a native plant that can cause itching, irritation and blisters on the skin of those who come in contact with the oil from bruised leaves or stems.
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