Pritzker appears to be taking a jab at President Trump who signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

Situated about halfway between Kansas City, Missouri, and Indianapolis, St. Louis overlooks the Mississippi River on the Missouri-Illinois border. Inside its 79 neighborhoods, visitors will find ...

In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of studies. “I’m here today to make an ...

There is also a life-size wigwam to peer into, a topographical map displayed in a ... snowshoeing fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. This nature center brings visitors back to the 18th century, when ...

A tailwater is a section of river located downstream of a dam. Because dams control the flow of water, they create consistent conditions for the trout that live below. This stability in temperature ...

Trout stocking begins this month for the 2025 fishing season that opens once spring arrives. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has released its schedule for stocking some 3.2 million trout ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding uncertainty.

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Hiking can be romantic, if you ask us, and this incredible hiking trail in Illinois is the perfect couples' hike.

President Trump’s administration is withholding $117 million in federal grants, causing Illinois and Michigan to postpone a project aimed at preventing Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan.

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If sitting around and staring at a hole in the ice doesn’t fit with your idea of fishing, take heart – there’s an open-water alternative even in the coldest part of the year.