LT. GOV. KUSTRA APPEALS TO STATE TO SAVE ILLINOIS RIVER

Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  April 11, 1997 ;     527 words ......unified front in a fight to improve the Illinois River Watershed. "The Illinois affects virtually...specific recommendations for improving the Illinois River and its watershed region, which stretches...gullies, pastures, and stream banks. "The Illinois River was once unparalleled in ...

GOV. QUINN TO HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING OF ILLINOIS RIVER COORDINATING...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 1, 2007 ;     463 words ......will hold the quarterly meeting of the Illinois River Coordinating Council (IRCC) during...Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System in Peoria at The Holiday Inn...Centre, Salon C. During the meeting, the Illinois River Conservation Award will be given out...

HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR ILLINOIS RIVER

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  November 3, 2000 ;     392 words ......November 3, 2000 HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR ILLINOIS RIVER President expected to sign legislation...planned 20-year effort to restore the Illinois River received approval from Congress today...started. This is a great day for the Illinois River and the State of Illinois, said ...

TRAFFIC DELAYS ARE EXPECTED ON FOREST ROAD #4103 AS IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 26, 2008 ;     659 words ......work will begin on improvements to the Illinois River Recreation Area located along the Forest...development of recreation facilities in the Illinois River corridor. In this project, the agency...Scenic section of the Wild and Scenic Illinois River. Segments of Forest Road # 4103 ...

Asian carp big problem in Illinois River

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  March 14, 2004 ;   SCOTT RICHARDSON;   787 words ......two Asian carp species infesting the Illinois River. Steve Schults, DNR's aquatic nuisance...commercial fish processor on the lower Illinois River last fall. Silver carp can reach 60...R's Illinois Biological Station on the Illinois River at Havana and chief researcher working...

ONCE CESSPOOL, ILLINOIS RIVER IS FLUSH WITH SAUGER.(SPORTS)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  February 9, 2003 ;     655 words ......Gary Engberg The first time I saw the Illinois River, I couldn't believe I had heard so...would be carp. Instead I learned the Illinois River, which starts 100 miles south of Chicago...earn the nickname The Dead Sea, the Illinois River was beneficiary of a serious cleanup...

Rising again: Illinois River phoenix

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 31, 2004 ;   Dale Bowman;   787 words ...ILLINOIS RIVER, Ill. -- The memory clings to Doug...celebration of the difference in the Illinois River. At 1 p.m., Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn led...Route 178 bridge. He had thoughts on Illinois River walleye. The river is better known...

Edgar seeks federal help for Illinois River project

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 14, 1997 ;     170 words ......a proposed 15-year project to help the Illinois River. Gov. Edgar wants the Illinois River basin - which includes parts of 55 counties...miles of streams in the river basin. "The Illinois River Basin is an irreplaceable natural and...

Secondary Invasion Following the Reduction of Coronilla varia (Crownvetch)...

The American Midland Naturalist;  July 1, 2004 ;   Symstad, Amy J;   787 words ......availability in a degraded Illinois sand prairie. The presence of C. varia significantly...trailing crownvetch), in a degraded sand prairie, I focused on two questions. First...potential N-fixers) do occur in the sand prairie at Lost Mound, they are not abundant...

ILLINOIS RIVER CLEANUP LIFTS HOPES RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE HAVING AN...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 13, 1997 ;     438 words ......It's a historic time for the mighty Illinois River, a transportation artery, playground...country, with a hand from Washington. The Illinois River watershed - the whole system of creeks...world-class flood plain ecosystem, the Illinois River's problems began when the Chicago and...

Fishin season Spring is a fine time for sauger on the Illinois River

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  March 14, 2004 ;   Scott Richardson;   787 words ......Stizostedion canadense Range/habitat: Illinois River, Mississippi River, Ohio River, Carlyle...Stizostedion vitreum Range and habitat: Illinois River, Mississippi River, Kankakee River...suburb of Barlett, joins the rush to the Illinois River to enjoy spectacular fishing for sauger...

ILLINOIS RIVER OUTFITTERS ENDORSE STATE'S POULTRY POLLUTION SUIT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 19, 2006 ;     218 words ......issued the following news release: The Illinois River Outfitters Association has endorsed Oklahoma...of the communities that depend on the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller. "The Illinois River Outfitters Association understands Oklahoma...

Carp invading Illinois River.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 1, 2004 ;     514 words ......Ill. _ Alan Harn grew up along the Illinois River. His life as a boy was hunting, fishing...was full of giant leaping carp. The Illinois River is a different stretch of water today...sewage came (from Chicago) down the Illinois River, it was devoid of oxygen almost all...

Outlook bright on Illinois River for autumn, winter

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  October 18, 2002 ;   Scott Richardson;   428 words ......favorite fishing hole of mine - the Illinois River. Sauger fishing is beginning to heat...Illinois Walleye Trail opener on the Illinois River at Henry on Sunday. They weighed a...is gaining more and more fans on the Illinois River. The winners trolled Shad Raps on leadcore...

Twenty-year changes in burned and unburned sand prairie remnants in...

The American Midland Naturalist;  January 1, 2003 ;   Bowles, Marlin L; Jones, Michael D; McBride, Jenny L;   787 words ......resampled three dry and four dry-- mesic sand prairie remnants that were originally sampled...and composition in burned or unburned sand prairie remnants in northwestern Illinois. Forbs...sites. In 1996 we resampled seven small sand prairie remnants originally sampled by the ...