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Growing Up X Exhibition Opens at the Illinois State Museum - 1/27/2023
Gov. Pritzker announces $15 million preservation investment at historic Old State Capitol in Springfield - 1/27/2023
IDNR joins Illinois, nation in mourning the death of Illinois State Museum Director Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko - 1/23/2023
Gov. Pritzker appoints Natalie Phelps Finnie director of IDNR - 1/23/2023
New temporary hours in place at Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site - 1/13/2023
State tackling harmful Lake Michigan shoreline erosion at Illinois Beach State Park - 1/12/2023
New State Water Plan spotlights 13 critical water-related challenges for Illinois - 1/11/2023
Illinois State Museum to host Native American Sovereignty Series - 1/11/2023
IDNR Director Colleen Callahan announces departure - 1/6/2023
Illinois Conservation Foundation accepting applications for 2023 Conservation Achievement Scholarships - 1/5/2023
Illinois Conservation Police to enforce DUI laws during holiday season - 12/16/2022
Christmas celebration Dec. 17 at Jubilee College State Historic Site - 12/15/2022
Eight arrested for deer baiting and other hunting violations in St. Clair County - 12/14/2022
2022 Illinois firearm deer season preliminary harvest totals 76,854 - 12/14/2022
Greet the Christmas dawn at Colony Church in Bishop Hill - 12/9/2022
Gov. Pritzker dedicates historical marker for Barack Obama's presidential announcements in Springfield - 11/30/2022
IDNR monitoring suspected outbreaks of avian influenza during fall waterfowl migration - 11/29/2022
Registration open for 2023 Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt - 11/23/2022
Apply now for annual mentored archery deer hunt at Kickapoo State Recreation area - 11/23/2022
IDNR announces 2022 Habitat Fund project grants - 11/23/2022
Hunters harvest more than 52,000 deer during first weekend of Illinois firearm season - 11/23/2022
Jarrot Mansion welcomes holiday visitors on Dec. 3 - 11/22/2022
Lewis and Clark Arrival at Camp River Dubois event set for Dec. 10-11 at Lewis and Clark State Historic Site - 11/22/2022
Christmas Remembrance Ceremony set for Dec. 3 at Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Springfield - 11/21/2022
Vandalia Statehouse to host candlelight tours Dec. 10 - 11/18/2022
Visit historic David Davis Mansion during Christmas at the Mansions tour Dec. 10 - 11/18/2022
Indiana man pleads guilty to illegally importing live catfish into Illinois - 11/16/2022
Carl Sandburg Songbag Concert Series presents Charlie Hayes - 11/9/2022
IDNR announces 2022 chronic wasting disease sampling locations for deer hunters - 10/31/2022
Illinois State Museum celebrates Día de los Muertos - 10/31/2022
Mountain lion removed from residential area, will be transported to rescue center - 10/28/2022
IDNR monitoring mountain lion detected on Springfield’s western edge - 10/26/2022
IDNR announces Illinois controlled pheasant hunting program upcoming season information - 10/26/2022
IDOT, IDNR remind motorists to resist the urge to swerve to avoid deer - 10/19/2022
Mountain lion struck and killed by vehicle on I-88 in DeKalb County - 10/17/2022
IDNR announces state and federal sites open for 2022 youth waterfowl hunting seasons - 10/14/2022
Apply now for Eldon Hazlet, Johnson-Sauk Trail, and Mackinaw River youth wingshooting clinics and pheasant hunts - 10/13/2022
Apply now for Edward R. Madigan and Clinton Lake youth wingshooting clinics and pheasant hunts - 10/13/2022
Drawings for trapping permits at Grafton-area sites to take place Nov. 2 - 10/13/2022
Fort Massac Encampment returns to Metropolis Oct. 15-16 - 10/12/2022
IDNR to allocate trapping permits at Jim Edgar Panther Creek - 10/12/2022
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site to host craft fair and program about First Lady Dolley Madison in October - 10/7/2022
IDNR and community partners announce Made for Music Concert Series at the Dana-Thomas House - 10/6/2022
Carl Sandburg Songbag Concert Series presents Dance Hall Doves on Sunday, Oct. 9 - 10/5/2022
Author and Vandalia native Paul Stroble to speak at Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site on Oct. 8 - 10/5/2022