Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Attendees of the annual Illinois State Auctioneers Association Conference and Trade Show will have opportunities to learn from some of the best in the auction industry and elite speakers from across the country.

Hunters heading out for firearm deer season in counties where chronic wasting disease has been detected need to know that deer check stations will be open again this year.

After essentially disappearing from Illinois, the osprey is making a comeback thanks to a decades-long effort to eliminate harmful pesticides and provide safe places for the large, slender hawks to nest.