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Druley: Novak conditioned for stressful overlap
- The IHSA declared cheerleading a sport a few years back and since has sanctioned bass fishing among its 35 official activities. The state finals for speech and drama are on tap for the Peoria Civic Center in two weekends, seven days after the same ...
- Kane County Chronicle
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- 2/8/2010 8:33:17 PM
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Feds may close locks to stop carp
- At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 2/8/2010 7:07:23 PM
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It’s time for Belmont Stakes on ice
- My ice-fishing buddy Mark loaned me this one,” Bradford said. “I guess I’ll owe him some money now.” Beyond that were several other impressive fish, including a pair of largemouth bass that topped the 18-inch minimum. Best was Richard ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 2/8/2010 7:07:23 PM
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U.S. to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp
- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Obama administration says it will spend $78.5 million to halt the giant Asian carp, which officials fear could spread and possibly endanger the Great Lakes region's $7 billion fishing industry. Federal officials say they'll ...
- Pantagraph
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- 2/8/2010 3:18:19 PM
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Feds eye traffic restrictions through Chicago locks to keep out Asian ...
- ... specific times when fish poison or other treatment could be applied at the same time to stop the invasive fish from getting through to the lake. The barge industry and officials from Chicago and Illinois have warned that closing the locks would ...
- Crain's Chicago Business
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- 2/8/2010 2:21:03 PM
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Officials detail plan to handle Asian carp threat
- WASHINGTON -- After a White House meeting christened the "carp summit," federal and state officials today announced a multi-pronged attack with a $78.5 million price tag to prevent Asian carp, an invasive species, from establishing populations in ...
- Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
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- 2/8/2010 12:33:40 PM
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White House meeting to deal with Asian carp threat
- Scientists say they could disrupt the Great Lakes food chain and devastate the $7 billion fishing industry. Michigan wants to close shipping locks and gates between the waterways and the lake. But the Obama administration agrees with Illinois that ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 2/8/2010 6:42:55 AM
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Jeanne L. Lloyd
- Jeanne L. Lloyd, 60, of Morris, formerly Mazon and Memphis, Tenn., passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Morris Hospital. Born Aug. 17, 1949, in Morris, Jeanne is a daughter of Mary Male of Morris and the late Robert Leland Male. She was raised and ...
- Morris Daily Herald
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- 2/8/2010 6:42:55 AM
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Asian carp discussion moves to Washington
- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will participate but not in person because ... Fish and Wildlife management plan created in 2007 to target Asian carp through commercial fishing, poisoning and new technologies. Though the carp management plan was adopted ...
- Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
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- 2/8/2010 5:24:11 AM
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White House meeting to deal with Asian carp threat
- ... could disrupt the Great Lakes food chain and devastate the $7 billion fishing industry. Michigan wants to close shipping locks and gates between the waterways and the lake. But the Obama administration agrees with Illinois that doing so would ...
- News-Democrat
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- 2/8/2010 1:06:29 AM
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Political janitor needed to cleanup Illinois' mess
- Given the closeness of both the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries, it seems that there isn't anyone voters are really enthusiastic about heading up state government here in Illinois. As I was ruminating about that, I began to wonder ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 2/7/2010 8:27:18 PM
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Gone fishing? Join club
- It was a honey of a year for fishing licenses. Breaking decades of stagnating or sliding numbers, sales of fishing licenses spiked in 2009. The simple explanation may be an unemployment rate that touched double digits at times around Chicago. ''So ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/7/2010 1:36:18 AM
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Company outlines plans for plants at Canton, Saverton
- CANTON, Mo. -- A Houston company has filed a request for a federal permit to study the feasibility of developing hydroelectricity at Lock and Dam 20 in Canton and Lock and Dam 22 in Saverton. The city of Quincy, Ill., previously held permits to ...
- Quincy Herald-Whig
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- 2/7/2010 12:24:43 AM
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Decatur’s Miller realizing dream
- ... season ended, and it took all of that to get my body back in order," said Miller, whose path to pro football took him from Eisenhower High School to the University of Illinois to ... munching Krekels burgers and fishing along the shores of Lake ...
- Herald & Review
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- 2/6/2010 10:37:20 PM
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Carp summit is a good start, but it won’t fix problem
- The latest intruder, the Asian carp family, has Midwest states battling each other as well as the fish. Asian carp have been migrating toward the Great Lakes through the Mississippi and Illinois ... billion Great Lakes fishing industry.
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 2/6/2010 3:56:29 PM
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Lampe: Dad’s Decoys
- He did most of his hunting at Bridge Lake or at the Princeton Fish and Game Club. In honor of his father – who is buried overlooking the Illinois River with a sleeping mallard carved on the headstone – Ken assembled a bound collection of pictures ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 2/6/2010 2:44:54 PM
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Hayrides, fishing & s'mores in Oak Brook
- If the lake's ice is safe, they'll be given a fishing pole to fish for bass or bluegills. Youngsters also can try out a pair of snowshoes, and check out the latest in other cold-weather clothing and equipment. Other goodies include a wildlife exhibit ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/6/2010 1:08:51 AM
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Religion calendar
- Bethany Lutheran Church, 5600 Old Collinsville Road, Fairview Heights, 8, 10:30 a.m. worship Sunday with Communion; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 7 p.m. Wednesday worship. Cahokia Park United Methodist Church, 1400 Camp Jackson Road, Cahokia, 9 a.m ...
- News-Democrat
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- 2/6/2010 1:01:41 AM
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Sound off
- Let’s not forget some Bush-era winners such as $1 million for a water-free urinal, $50 million for an indoor rainforest in Iowa, $650,000 for ornamental fish research, $550,000 ... Why wait for the state of Illinois to act? The local school board ...
- Kane County Chronicle
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- 2/5/2010 10:38:32 PM
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Richard George Hackl
- ... the Knights of Columbus; Illinois Superintendents Association; and was past president of the Young Men’s Club. While in the Chicago area, he was active in the Kiwanis and Edelweiss Club. An avid Cubs fan, Richard also loved fishing and ...
- Pantagraph
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- 2/5/2010 9:55:35 PM
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State of the Lakes
- Every year at about the same time as the president’s State of the Union address, Illinois Department of Natural Resources regional fisheries biologist Dan Stephenson sends out his digest of fish-abundance ... several years of poor fishing in ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 2/5/2010 9:34:06 PM
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Michigan wants Asian carp case back on Supreme Court's menu
- (Crain’s) — On the eve of a White House summit to tackle the Asian carp problem, a Michigan-led coalition of Great Lakes states is once again asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to keep the invasive fish out of Lake Michigan. The state of ...
- Crain's Chicago Business
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- 2/5/2010 11:04:10 AM
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How do animals survive the winter cold?
- David Bohlen, assistant curator of zoology at the Illinois State Museum. “And they keep out of the wind, hiding out in tree cavities.” Famed conservationist Aldo Leopold wrote that chickadees live by just a few rules: Stay out of the wind and ...
- Daily Register
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- 2/5/2010 4:16:09 AM
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Dawson sweepstakes is heating up
- That meant a dinner of crab legs, shrimp, fish -- every kind of seafood imaginable at Red Lobster ... Dawson rattles off Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Georgetown, UCLA, Michigan State, Minnesota, Kentucky and Marquette as his leaders. "What is that like ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/4/2010 9:28:08 PM
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Animals adopt strategies to survive winter
- Bundled up against the cold in bulky coveralls, one can’t help but wonder how the chickadee, a bird the size of a Tater Tot, doesn’t freeze just as solid. When the weather turns cold, animals — like people — can either adopt a strategy to ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 2/4/2010 8:59:30 PM
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Lampe: Ice anglers have a day on Camelot
- ... enough fish to feed a family in short order. Lately, that’s the bite many ice anglers have enjoyed. For some it started last Saturday during the 30th annual Lake Camelot tournament — the first leg of the central Illinois ice fishing Triple ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 2/4/2010 5:53:23 PM
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Michigan asks Supreme Court to reconsider closing Chicago locks to ...
- Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal ... of Engineers learned of the DNA find Jan. 15 but did not inform the high court until hours after the Jan. 19 ruling. The Army Corps' Chicago district, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and state ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 2/4/2010 3:58:51 PM
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Cheryle Jackson's job lost?
- Sneed hears rumbles that former Dem U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson might not get her old job back. Jackson's been on a leave of absence as head of the Chicago Urban League. Herman Brewer has been acting president and CEO in her absence. But ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/4/2010 2:58:36 AM
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TV show to feature inaugural state bass fishing tourney
- Carlyle Lake and the nation's first prep bass fishing state tournament will receive some national television exposure early Saturday morning. World-renowned outdoorsman Babe Winkelman and his camera crew spent the entire weekend in Carlyle during May ...
- News-Democrat
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- 2/4/2010 12:56:54 AM
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Asian carp are ripe for picking at Carlyle spillway
- The Asian carp are still there -- in droves. So are the commercial fishing crews willing to net them. And the market for the fish is on the uptick, too. However, for the second straight year, high water in the Kaskaskia River spillway below the ...
- News-Democrat
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- 2/4/2010 12:56:54 AM
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Jackson job lost? Scoopsville?
- Sneed hears rumbles that former Dem U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson might not get her old job back. Jackson's been on a leave of absence as head of the Chicago Urban League. Herman Brewer has been acting president and CEO in her absence. But ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/3/2010 11:59:38 PM
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Students in service
- Adam Hucek of Joliet wasn't even old enough for junior high when he helped his grandfather volunteer at Shepherd's Table in Joliet. But that experience developed a zeal for volunteerism that led him to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic during ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 2/3/2010 9:36:28 PM
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Hook, line & sinker: Elmwood next up on the winter expo circuit
- Turnout was great for the Illinois Fish & Feather Expo at the Interstate Center last weekend. The show was well worth the time. Too bad weather in his home state kept bass pro Mark Davis away. Next up in Central Illinois: the all new Elmwood All ...
- Pantagraph
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- 2/3/2010 5:47:25 PM
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Analysis: Brady, Quinn for gov pull out squeaker
- Quinn was helped by his decision to fly around the state, garnering free publicity ... voters in an anti-government mood, the Republican nominee may be able to compensate for Hynes’ cold-fish personality by just saying no. Sen. Dave Syverson, R ...
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 2/3/2010 10:52:14 AM
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Fishing pro Iaconelli teaches kids a lesson
- My dream is to be a professional fisherman,'' said Zion-Benton senior Drew Spangler, who hopes to fish in college at Southern Illinois. Spangler likes Iaconelli because of the ''City Limits'' fishing show, which opens its new season Feb. 12 on Versus ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/3/2010 2:31:09 AM
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Go out and vote It's da day!
- Dateline: The Fishing Line -- Watch for President Obama to reel in five Great Lakes governors carping over pesky Asian fish fouling their waters ... to Illinois? • Backshot: The U.S. military had suspended medical evacuations of Haiti's critically ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 2/2/2010 1:56:33 AM
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Look for the Eastern connections in Sunday's Super Bowl
- John Teerlinck is going for No. 4. Who? John Teerlinck is the defensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts play New Orleans Sunday in Sun Life Stadium, Miami. Teerlinck coached on the 1997-1998 Denver Broncos Super Bowl champs and with ...
- Herald & Review
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- 2/1/2010 5:28:18 PM
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2009 Big Fish List breaks records
- The 2009 Big Fish List was another record-setter. Records were eclipsed for muskie, grass carp and redhorse sucker, while several other entries qualified for Top 10 rankings. Mark Carlson of Rockford reported the longest muskie ever at 58 1/4 inches ...
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 2/1/2010 11:16:05 AM
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Richard Cundiff
- His funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Wapella. Burial will be in Longpoint Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Heyworth. Memorial gifts may be made ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/31/2010 10:01:30 PM
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Feeding time: Area study probes what birds want
- DECATUR -- Millikin University asked 1,500 citizen scientists in North America to watch the birdie. It was all for a three-year study to learn what kinds of seeds and what types of bird feeders the winged creatures prefer. Led by principle ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/31/2010 4:57:52 AM
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Getting Personal: 'Popeye's Circus' host Ed Mason
- Enjoying golfing, fishing, bowling, reading and playing piano/keyboard professionally. Meeting and "hanging" out with a wonderful group of guys and gals who are still some my best friends. Tell me about your favorite pair of shoes. Florsheim penny ...
- News-Gazette
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- 1/31/2010 4:29:14 AM
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'Luckiest guy' The Vrdolyak case . . .
- ... than jail, is continuing to fulfill the requirements of his probation by heading up a campaign co-sponsored by the Illinois State Crime Commission -- with the assistance of Chicago Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher -- to find winter coats for ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/31/2010 12:54:29 AM
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Could Asian carp be competing for food with eagles?
- It’s a concept that’s as hard to grasp as a slippery fish. Even as the battle rages to keep invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan, the prolific fish already could be causing problems far beyond the Illinois River. This winter, bald eagles have ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 1/30/2010 10:31:20 PM
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Central Illinois' own groundhog to appear Feb. 2
- She may not be Punxsutawney Phil, but all eyes will be on Gertie the Groundhog on Tuesday at Wildlife Prairie State Park at Hanna City west of Peoria. Gertie will let the folks of Central Illinois know if spring will arrive soon, or if there will be ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/30/2010 9:55:32 PM
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Fishing tournament serves up fun on ice
- Avery Carr didn't care if she won the Lake Camelot ice fishing tournament and didn't mind the cold. She just wanted to catch a fish to keep as a pet. "It's fun," said Carr, 8, who is from Bloomington. "But drilling the hole was hard." About 300 ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/30/2010 8:01:00 PM
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Lampe: Rice Lake Rehab
- As a duck hunter, I’m almost satisfied with plans to improve Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area ... We’ve got plenty of junky silver maples and cottonwoods along the Illinois River and precious few hardwoods, which once dominated the area and ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/30/2010 3:14:40 PM
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'Luckiest guy': The Vrdolyak case
- Former political powerhouse Ed Vrdolyak loves a good chuckle. But he wasn't laughing Friday. Famous for his quick wit, which has partially helped earn him the unfortunate nickname of "Fast Eddie," Vrdolyak was reflective when Sneed phoned him Friday ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/30/2010 12:19:53 AM
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Boys will be boys: Basement boxing among the keys
to success for ...
- OREGON – The basement in Rod and Teresa Rogers’ home has many “man cave” qualities. There’s a big screen television, a few couches and a La-Z-Boy. There’s a fish tank teeming with menacing-looking fish and some deer heads with huge ...
- Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
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- 1/29/2010 10:53:59 PM
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Carp Competition - Could Asian Carp be competing for food with Eagles?
- It’s a concept that’s as hard to grasp as a slippery fish. Even as the battle rages to keep invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan, the prolific fish already could be causing problems far beyond the Illinois River. This winter, bald eagles have ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 1/29/2010 9:56:43 PM
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Lakes and Ponds
- When Marty Trater worked five days a week driving a semi-truck across the country, he rarely had time to devote to his outdoor passion: ice fishing. But in September, Trater, 50, was laid off and now –– when Chicago-area lakes and ponds are ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/29/2010 1:21:19 PM
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Asian carp summit to be Feb. 8 at White House
- Three governors intent on keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes are taking their concerns to the White House. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's office on Thursday said she will attend the Feb. 8 meeting with Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Illinois ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/29/2010 6:54:47 AM
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Wendy's opens with flood of customers
- The proof of the hamburger is in the eating, and by Thursday it was clear Decatur diners were very pleased to have a Wendy's restaurant back in town. The new $2 million restaurant that opened at Pershing Road and Main Street at 10 a.m. Wednesday was ...
- Herald & Review
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- 1/29/2010 4:53:05 AM
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Lampe: An ice fishing Triple Crown is at the gate
- Freezing temperatures have returned, to the dismay of some but to the delight of ice anglers. That’s particularly true at Lake Camelot, which for the past 30 years has held the area’s biggest ice fishing party — I mean tournament. Actually, it ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/28/2010 4:50:06 PM
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Congress to seek more money to fight Asian carp
- ... Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who hosted the strategy session in Washington, D.C., said the lawmakers remained divided over whether to close Chicago shipping locks and gates that could be doorways to Lake Michigan for the carp. The voracious fish ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/28/2010 5:15:45 AM
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Briefs: IHSA bass fishing goes national
- According to the show's Web site, the Saturday program airs at 6:30 a.m. on all of the Fox Sports Regional Networks. Fox Sports Midwest will air the show in most of Illinois. Viewers should check local listings for confirmation. "Babe Winkelman is a ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/27/2010 7:50:15 PM
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Area calendar 01/28-01/31
- Chinese New Year celebration and book drive; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., Festival Markets, Illinois State University Brown Student Center Ballroom, Normal; entertainment begins 5:30 p.m.; free. -- Marine fundraiser fish fry for satellite phone for troops in ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/27/2010 4:22:39 PM
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Hook, line & sinker: Fishing heats up in chilly Florida
- The Sunshine State gave Bloomington-Normal fishing educator Jim Crowley a cool reception recently when he took his wife, Darla, there to visit relatives for her “28-again” birthday. Florida was in the midst of a historic cold snap. Frost hung on ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/27/2010 4:01:11 PM
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Congress to seek more money to fight Asian carp
- The voracious fish can reach 4 feet long, 100 pounds and consume 40 percent of their body weight daily in plankton — the foundation of the Great Lakes food web. Michigan and four other states are pressing a lawsuit demanding closure of the locks ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/27/2010 3:25:23 PM
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- ... an Illinois Democrat who hosted the strategy session in Washington, D.C. , said the lawmakers remained divided over whether to close Chicago shipping locks and gates that could be doorways to Lake Michigan for the carp. The voracious fish can ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/27/2010 3:03:55 PM
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Congress to seek more money to fight Asian carp
- ... Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who hosted the strategy session in Washington, D.C., said the lawmakers remained divided over whether to close Chicago shipping locks and gates that could be doorways to Lake Michigan for the carp. The voracious fish ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/27/2010 2:42:26 PM
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Congress to seek more money to fight Asian carp
- ... Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who hosted the strategy session in Washington, D.C., said the lawmakers remained divided over whether to close Chicago shipping locks and gates that could be doorways to Lake Michigan for the carp. The voracious fish ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/27/2010 1:09:23 PM
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Biggert hopeful after carp summit in D.C.
- ... Calumet Harbor, yet no actual fish have been found. The results of a poisoning of a six-mile stretch of the canal in December only netted one actual specimen. Biggert wants to invite officials from neighboring states to come to Illinois to see ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/27/2010 11:29:10 AM
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Illinois plans to stock catfish in Rock River
- STERLING, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to stock two types of catfish in the Rock River this year to help rebuild the river's fishery. Tens of thousands of sport fish died in the Rock River last June. The agency ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/27/2010 8:44:31 AM
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Access Illinois Outdoors helps boost Pike economy by matching ...
- Access Illinois Outdoors, developed through Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development, matches landowners with visitors interested in participating in outdoor recreation such as hunting, fishing and camping. Coordinator Brenda Middendorf said ...
- Quincy Herald-Whig
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- 1/27/2010 8:30:12 AM
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Illinois plans to stock catfish in Rock River
- STERLING, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to stock two types of catfish in the Rock River this year to help rebuild the river's fishery. Tens of thousands of sport fish died in the Rock River last June. The agency plans to ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/27/2010 1:06:24 AM
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Midwest fishing report
- FISH OF THE WEEK: Bruce Singleton takes the honors with this 36.5-inch, 13-pound northern pike, which he caught on a golden roach and a tip-up Jan. 16 at Willow Slough. The Crete man was ice fishing the public water of northwest Indiana with his son ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/27/2010 12:44:55 AM
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Big weekend ahead
- And this is a big weekend for outdoor shows, with America's Outdoor Show being joined by Strictly Sail Chicago at Navy Pier and the Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Stray cast I'm not sure which flubbing is more comical ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/27/2010 12:44:55 AM
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A test for Quinn, Hynes: Back real reform
- The comments and questions kept rolling in Tuesday after Monday night's WTTW "Chicago Tonight" candidate forum, which I moderated, between Gov. Quinn and his Democratic challenger, state Comptroller Dan Hynes. Starting at 8 a.m. at my neighborhood ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/27/2010 12:37:46 AM
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Haiti Earthquake (2010)
- It's gratifying to see the U.S. pledge $100 million and send in the military to Haiti to help with the earthquake devastation relief. It shows that America's gargantuan military, which exceeds that of the rest of the world combined, can actually be ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/26/2010 11:54:49 PM
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Champion Iaconelli will give tips to H.S. anglers
- On the heels of a remarkably successful inaugural Illinois High School Association's statewide team bass tournament season last year, one of the premier outdoors shows in the nation returns to pair high school tournament anglers with one of America's ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/26/2010 11:26:11 PM
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Focus is on America’s No. 1 killer
- With February being American Heart Month, it is important to address the No. 1 killer in America: heart disease. It kills more people in the United States than all forms of cancer combined. The best prevention is a healthy lifestyle with physical ...
- Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
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- 1/26/2010 11:11:52 PM
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Farmington will hike residents' water bills
- ... monthly increase will be added this month to the water bills of Farmington residents, who say they already pay too much for water that is often orange and smells like dead fish. "I think ... water they can't use, but the Illinois Environmental ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/26/2010 7:29:57 PM
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Illinois Master Naturalist Training offered in Quad Cities
- University of Illinois Extension, Quad Cities Center is pleased to offer the Illinois Master Naturalist Program to local Illinois and Iowa residents. The program allows participants to experience nature, develop knowledge of and respect for the ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/26/2010 11:01:43 AM
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Press release submitted by University of Illinois Extension
- Illinois Master Naturalist Training Offered in Quad Cities University of Illinois Extension, Quad Cities Center is pleased to offer the Illinois Master Naturalist Program to local Illinois and Iowa residents. The program allows participants to ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/26/2010 11:01:43 AM
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Durbin, Biggert to host meeting on Asian carp
- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert have called a meeting on Wednesday of House and Senate leaders from states surrounding the Great Lakes to chart a path forward in the effort to contain Asian carp in Illinois. The meeting will be ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/26/2010 10:54:33 AM
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Five people injured in accident on U.S. 54
- The Illinois State Police reports a westbound 2002 Ford Ranger pickup truck on U.S. 54 driven by Schmitt went out of control, fish-tailed into the eastbound lane and collided with an eastbound 2007 Hyundai minivan driven by Tammy Springer.
- Quincy Herald-Whig
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- 1/26/2010 9:14:21 AM
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Ronnie Lee Etchison
- He attended Danville area schools and enjoyed fishing. Ronnie worked at General Motors for over 25 ... 138 Lincoln Place Court, Belleville, IL 62221; or The Autism Society of Illinois, 2200 S. Main, Suite 205, Lombard, IL 60148. Guest register: www.
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- 1/26/2010 1:43:22 AM
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Bloomington fish, feather expo offers cabin fever cure
- BLOOMINGTON (AP) - A central Illinois event is touting itself as the cure for cabin fever. The Illinois Fish and Feather Expo, now in its seventh year, is expected to draw a record number of vendors this year, even as other outdoor shows struggle ...
- Herald & Review
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- 1/25/2010 6:38:03 AM
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Eckert's opening its doors after kitchen facelift
- Renovation has been completed at Eckert's Country Restaurant in Belleville, and the doors are expected to reopen today. The restaurant at 951 S. Green Mount Road closed for the past few weeks so the kitchen could be remodeled. The restaurant will be ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/25/2010 3:03:18 AM
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Ill. fish, feather expo offers cabin fever cure
- BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A central Illinois event is touting itself as the cure for cabin fever. The Illinois Fish and Feather Expo, now in its seventh year, is expected to draw a record number of vendors this year, even as other outdoor shows struggle ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/25/2010 1:08:46 AM
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Enjoy the new Eckert's restaurant
- The building has been vacant since the store left and relocated to a new 204,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter that opened in June 2007 at the 53-acre Collinsville Crossing shopping center off Illinois 157. "Hallelujah," Collinsville Community ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/25/2010 1:01:36 AM
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Rice Lake project draws draws concerns
- If you have questions about multimillion-dollar plans for Rice Lake, now is the time to ask them. After years of waiting its turn for funding, that wetlands enhancement project might start construction this year. Representatives of the U.S. Army ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/24/2010 5:30:38 PM
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It's Your Business: Comfort food stars at Uncle Jack's
- Cold weather often calls for comfort food. And comfort food like pancakes and pot roasts are on the menu at Uncle Jack's, one of the newest restaurants in Champaign. The restaurant, at 2501 Village Green Place, is just north of Jupiter's pizzeria and ...
- News-Gazette
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- 1/24/2010 6:24:55 AM
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A la carte: Fiesta Mexican moving into old Red Coach
- Friday fish fries are offered from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Friday night menu also has entrees ... For more information, call Senior Services of Central Illinois at 528-4035 or Ray’s at 492-9379. PIZZA MACHINE general manager Steve White said ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 1/24/2010 5:41:58 AM
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Area fishing expo thrives despite tough economy
- BLOOMINGTON -- While many other outdoor shows are struggling to survive during the hard economic times, the Illinois Fish & Feather Expo is thriving in its seventh year. As many as 120 vendors -- more booths than ever -- will be the expo Friday ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/24/2010 4:59:01 AM
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Outdoor notes
- DEER HUNTING SUMMARY Illinois deer hunters came in with virtually the same total harvest (189,277) as in 2008-09 (188,901). These are all preliminary numbers. The archery and late-winter/CWD seasons ended last Sunday. Bowhunters took 64,845 deer ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
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- 1/24/2010 2:07:13 AM
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Letters 1/24
- When is enough, enough? President Barack Obama promises Haiti $100 million in aid. His racist wife wants everyone with a cell phone to text a pledge of $10 to help support the Haitians. As of Jan. 15, companies in America donated $37 million in all ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/24/2010 12:55:38 AM
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Women's pro soccer likes home cooking
- Brad Engel: For years people have bitten on the possibility of quarterback Donovan McNabb returning to Chicago to play for the Bears. And when that idea lost traction, speculation surfaced seemingly out of thin air about fellow native Dwyane Wade ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/24/2010 12:27:00 AM
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Women's pro soccer likes home cooking just like everyone else
- Brad Engel: For years people have bitten on the possibility of quarterback Donovan McNabb returning to Chicago to play for the Bears. And when that idea lost traction, speculation surfaced seemingly out of thin air about fellow native Dwyane Wade ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/23/2010 11:22:35 PM
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Are bald eagles in DANGER? Debate swirls over health of population
- He was about as welcome as an eaglet in the punch bowl when he stood up to the 12th Biennial Governor's Conference on the Illinois River last October ... morning excursion to viewing sites on the Mississippi or Illinois rivers or a one-day count ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/23/2010 7:47:50 PM
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Illini's Tisdale amused by attention
- CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois junior center Mike Tisdale doesn't understand what the big deal is. Back home in Riverton, just outside of the state capital, lots of his friends hunt and fish. Yet there aren't many starting centers in major ...
- Kankakee Daily Journal
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- 1/23/2010 9:03:35 AM
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Midwest events
- Friday-Jan. 31: Illinois Fish & Feather Expo, Bloomington. More than 120 exhibitors, fishing seminars and other activities. $7; 309-452-9646; illinoisfishandfeather.com . Miles from Chicago: 140 Feb. 5: ARC Taste of Galena, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/23/2010 6:11:47 AM
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Man who dug up thousands of artifacts in Southern Illinois goes to ...
- LOUIS -- A man accused of looting thousands of artifacts, including human bone fragments, from an Illinois national wildlife refuge has been sentenced to a month in ... Fish and Wildlife Service says more than 13,000 artifacts -- including pottery ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/23/2010 5:36:00 AM
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Carp DNA: Researchers treat lake like a crime scene
- ... that has left a trail of destruction on its 30-year migration up the Mississippi River and into Illinois, naturally leave behind tiny cells as they move through the water. These cells, most commonly found in fish scales, feces and urine, contain ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/23/2010 12:06:43 AM
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Time to vote on your favorite frozen carvings
- Breakfast at the Stockholm Inn, dinner at a Backyard Bar and Grill, and in between, walking hand-in-hand in Sinnissippi Park and marveling at the handiwork of the some of the best snow sculptors the Midwest has to offer. That’s how retired ...
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 1/22/2010 10:12:11 PM
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Eight join Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame
- Eight individuals representing the visual, performing and media arts, as well as a new classification for supporters of art and culture, were named as inductees into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame on Friday. "They represent some of the finest ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/22/2010 10:05:01 PM
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A fishing expedition for facts
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials deserve credit for facing the public and sharing what they know about last summer’s fish kill in the Rock River. The facts are stunning. An estimated 77,372 fish were killed on Father’s Day ...
- Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
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- 1/22/2010 8:57:37 AM
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Longtime Freeburg cross country, track coach enters hall
- Wayne Wiseman hasn't blown a whistle or raked a long jump pit for almost three years. But the longtime Freeburg High School cross country and track and field coach hasn't been forgotten. Anything but. Wiseman received the ultimate honor on Jan. 9 ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/22/2010 3:21:10 AM
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GOTTA DO IT
- Fish fry: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays at American Legion Post 1080, 2625 Ingalls Ave., Joliet. Call 815-729-2254 or 815-729-1775. Fish fry: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays at Knights of Columbus Council No. 382, 100 S. 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet. Call 815 ...
- Batavia Sun
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- 1/22/2010 1:48:07 AM
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Longtime Freeburg coach enters hall
- Wiseman received the ultimate honor on Jan. 9, when he was inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches ... The Wisemans now live near Nashville, where Wayne spends time traveling, fishing and playing golf. The Wiseman's have two sons ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/22/2010 1:05:10 AM
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Illini Notebook: Big Ten Network hunts down Tisdale in Riverton
- CHAMPAIGN — Illinois junior center Mike Tisdale doesn’t understand what the big deal is. Back home in Riverton, just outside of the state capital, lots of his friends hunt and fish. Yet there aren’t many starting centers in major college ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 1/21/2010 10:27:41 PM
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Debate swirls over health of Illinois' bald eagle population
- Despite all the rosy reports we get from the Fish & Wildlife Service and from the IDNR, our bald eagles in Illinois are not doing well and are having trouble,” Ingram, 70, said, calling the official numbers “a sham” that needs to be corrected ...
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 1/21/2010 10:13:22 PM
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Debate swirls over health of state's bald eagle population
- Despite all the rosy reports we get from the Fish & Wildlife Service and from the IDNR, our bald eagles in Illinois are not doing well and are having trouble,” Ingram, 70, said, calling the official numbers “a sham” that needs to be corrected ...
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 1/21/2010 9:51:53 PM
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State lawmakers get carp update
- ... voracious Asian carp, which competes with native fish for food and has steadily moved up Illinois' rivers since at least the 1990s, has the potential to devastate the Great Lakes' $7 billion commercial and recreational fishing industry if ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/21/2010 9:16:06 PM
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Illinois center also loves the outdoors
- Illinois junior center Mike Tisdale doesn’t understand what the big deal is. Back home in Riverton, just outside of the state capital, lots of his friends hunt and fish. Yet there aren’t many starting centers in major college basketball who love ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/21/2010 7:21:34 PM
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Lampe: Love the Sunday morning meetings
- Rambling through the outdoors with fingers crossed, hoping ice will last through the Jan. 30 Lake Camelot tournament. uuu While warm rain is preferable to freezing rain, this heat wave threatens to ruin a very good ice-fishing bite and jeopardize ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/21/2010 6:24:18 PM
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Illini basketball notes: Tisdale amused by getting attention for his ...
- Illinois junior center Mike Tisdale doesn't understand what the big deal is. Back home in Riverton, just outside of the state capital, lots of his friends hunt and fish. Yet there aren't many starting centers in major college basketball who love the ...
- Rockford Register-Star
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- 1/21/2010 4:58:24 PM
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Northern Iowa's Eglseder grows into starring role
- Northern Iowa's Jordan Eglseder looks up to take a shot while guarded by Illinois State's Jackie Carmichael, center, and teammate Osiris Eldridge Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, during the first half at Redbird Arena in Normal. (The Pantagraph/CARLOS T ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/21/2010 3:32:30 PM
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Cue Calendar
- Items for Calendar and Night Life must be received in writing by noon Thursday for the next Thursday’s publication. Releases must include a signature and daytime telephone number. Mail to Calendar/Night Life, in care of Tabitha Dorsey, Cue, Journal ...
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 1/21/2010 8:44:29 AM
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Frozen chicken pot pie products recalled; might contain foreign ...
- The Kane County Health Department is advising that Park 100 Foods, Inc., a Kokomo, Ind., establishment, is recalling approximately 19,200 pounds of frozen chicken pot pie products that may contain foreign materials. The following product is subject ...
- Kane County Chronicle
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- 1/21/2010 8:23:00 AM
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Fishing Frenzy in Swansea this weekend
- It's never too early to talk fishing, and anglers will have plenty of opportunity to discuss their favorite pastime this weekend in Swansea. The Fishing Hole at Leisure Time is hosting the 2010 January Fishing Frenzy on Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/21/2010 5:16:53 AM
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ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Owner thanks dog rescuers
- ROSCOE, Ill. -- When Shylo, a 5-year-old husky, was rescued from the icy Rock River last week, rescuers noted how the dog never released its grip on a rope tossed to him from the banks. Even after Shylo was in the arms of his rescuers, the rope ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/21/2010 3:00:53 AM
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Thursday briefs
- HAITI CONCERT: Lebanon's Christine Brewer will be lending her award-winning voice to a Haitian earthquake benefit Feb. 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis. The acclaimed international soprano will join a calvacade of local talent performing at ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/21/2010 12:59:12 AM
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Asian carp crisis heading to Congress
- A new threat to Chicago-area locks and dams has surfaced as state lawmakers meet Thursday in Chicago to dissect Illinois' handling of the Asian carp crisis. "I believe (Asian carp) pose a serious and immediate threat to the Great Lakes, and we can't ...
- Chicago Tribune
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- 1/20/2010 11:33:18 PM
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Asian carp lure outfits willing to harvest it
- THOMSON, Ill. -- Some entrepreneurs say they've figured out how to control the Asian carp, which environmentalists worry are threatening Lake Michigan. They say it all comes down to overfishing the Illinois River for the carp and marketing the fish ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/20/2010 10:57:30 PM
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Asian carp summit could be held in early February
- LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The White House said Wednesday it wants to hold a meeting in early February with Great Lakes governors concerned about Asian carp invading the lakes. The Democratic governors of Michigan and Wisconsin requested the summit ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/20/2010 9:24:27 PM
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Asian carp offer opportunity for entrepreneurs
- ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Asian carp many fear could destroy the Great Lakes' $7 billion-a-year fishing industry make up half of Mike Schafer's business, which in just over a year has turned 12 million pounds of the invasive fish into everything from ...
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/20/2010 9:24:27 PM
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Court imprisons IL man who dug up 13,000 artifacts
- A man accused of looting thousands of artifacts, including human bone fragments, from an Illinois national wildlife refuge has been sentenced to a month in jail ... Fish and Wildlife Service says more than 13,000 artifacts _ including pottery, clay ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/20/2010 5:06:45 PM
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Court imprisons Illinois man who dug up 13,000 artifacts
- Fish and Wildlife Service says more than 13,000 artifacts — including pottery, clay figures, stone weapons and tools, and more than 200 pieces of human skeletal remains dating from roughly 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D. — were seized by investigators from ...
- State Journal-Register
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- 1/20/2010 4:38:07 PM
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Court imprisons IL man who dug up 13,000 artifacts
- ST. LOUIS -- A man accused of looting thousands of artifacts, including human bone fragments, from an Illinois national wildlife refuge has been sentenced to a month in jail and five years of probation as caretakers work out what to do with the ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/20/2010 4:23:48 PM
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Blogs & Columns
- This will be a battle for third place in the Missouri Valley Conference tonight at Redbird Arena when Creighton takes on Illinois State. The weather in Central Illinois hasn’t been great today, but it’s gotten better later in the afternoon as the ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/20/2010 4:23:48 PM
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Asian carp offer opportunity for entrepreneurs
- LOUIS -- The Asian carp many fear could destroy the Great Lakes' $7 billion-a-year fishing industry make up half ... the Deep South works its way north through waterways such as the Illinois River. The fish's DNA was recently found in Lake Michigan ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/20/2010 3:26:32 PM
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Asian carp lure outfits willing to harvest it
- Some entrepreneurs say they've figured out how to control the Asian carp, which environmentalists worry are threatening Lake Michigan. They say it all comes down to overfishing the Illinois River for the carp and marketing the fish. The only snag is ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/20/2010 2:00:38 PM
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Asian carp offer opportunity for entrepreneurs
- LOUIS -- The Asian carp many fear could destroy the Great Lakes' $7 billion-a-year fishing industry make up half ... the Deep South works its way north through waterways such as the Illinois River. The fish's DNA was recently found in Lake Michigan ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/20/2010 1:39:09 PM
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Man sentenced in Ill. stolen artifacts case
- A southern Illinois man accused of removing thousands of artifacts from a national wildlife refuge has been sentenced to ... Fish and Wildlife Service says the case involves a prehistoric archaeological site. The agency says Jones removed more than ...
- Pantagraph
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- 1/20/2010 9:07:08 AM
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Man sentenced in Ill. stolen artifacts case
- BENTON, Ill. -- A southern Illinois man accused of removing thousands of artifacts from a national wildlife refuge has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation. A federal judge in Benton also ordered Leslie Jones to perform 500 ...
- News-Democrat
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- 1/20/2010 8:17:02 AM
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Man sentenced in Illinois stolen artifacts case
- Fish and Wildlife Service says the case involves a prehistoric archaeological site. The agency says Jones removed more than 13,000 artifacts including pottery, clay figures, tools and more than 200 pieces of human skeletal remains in January 2007.
- Quad Cities Onlines
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- 1/20/2010 8:02:43 AM