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Armadillos are moving into the state, and some researchers believe they may make it as far north as the central Illinois area. Illinois Issues editor…
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Iowa officials are warning Midwestern resident about plant, called wild parsnip, that can cause burns and blisters. Jamey Dunn talked with Illinois…
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Urbana resident Alex Wild kept an eye out for monarch butterflies last year. He was alarmed by what he saw. Or rather, what he didn’t see.“I saw two the…
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State updating endangered species list. Bird of prey may be relieved of the distinction.The sleek, silent birds of prey lurk on signs above roadways and…
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A new study indicates that the naturally occurring filtration systems in the Mississippi River are being overwhelmed by the amount of nitrogen going into…
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Though Illinois is not famous for its mountains, it has other pleasures. As a westerner turned midwesterner, I decided to bloom where I’m planted. I’ve…
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A backlog of repairs and maintenance at Illinois state parks has piled up to the tune of three-quarters of a billion dollars, and no one is sure how the…
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Nature is a foreign country to those raised in the city. And just as advanced cultures have always sought out foreign countries — especially primitive…