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White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease blamed for the deaths of millions of bats nationwide, was found in four Illinois counties this winter. STORY & COMMENTS
State wildlife officials are planning a series of public meetings on how to best implement a Texas researcher's recommendations for improving Wisconsin deer hunting. STORY & COMMENTS
Volunteers are needed to help bundle 412 donated Christmas trees, assemble 160 new artificial fish attractors and help place all of the fish attractors in the lake March 9 at Lake Shelbyville. STORY & COMMENTS
After some delays by Republicans, debate on more than two dozen amendments to concealed-carry gun legislation has resumed in the Illinois House of Representatives. STORY & COMMENTS
As America's financial clock ticks toward forced spending cuts to countless government agencies, The Associated Press has obtained a National Park Service memo that compiles a list of potential effects at the nation's most beautiful and historic places just as spring vacation season begins. STORY & COMMENTS
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