Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)

Environmental groups in Illinois are renewing their push to stop fracking in Illinois before it starts. In November, a Kansas-based company withdrew its…

Nearly everyone will visit a cemetery at some point in their life - but most don't realize the rich diversity of history they have to offer. They contain…

Change is coming to the state agency that oversees historic sites and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Illinois' Historic Preservation…

A huge fish that has been considered extinct in Illinois for over 50 years is being reintroduced into Illinois waterways. The goal is to bring back a…

A key source of funding for the Department of Natural Resources could be blocked. Or maybe not.TRANSCRIPT: Next month, Illinois voters will be asked…

Illinois hunters are gearing up to harvest bobcats, for the first time since the '70s.Interest in participating is outpacing the permit supply. Bobcats…

Iowa officials are warning Midwestern resident about plant, called wild parsnip, that can cause burns and blisters. Jamey Dunn talked with Illinois…

The Illinois legislature is regional mélange, comprised of legislators from the nation's third largest city, as well as lawmakers who represent rural…

Illinois senators Thursday passed legislation out of committee to ban trapping bobcats and selling their pelts. The state recently allowed for the hunting…

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said it has reached an agreement with the governor's office to reopen the state museum by charging admission…