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IDNR accepting public comment on planned mine reclamation projects - 3/24/2023
Illinois bobcat season concludes with 367 harvested - 3/23/2023
New film, 'The Life and Work of Vachel Lindsay,' to screen in Springfield and Carbondale - 3/22/2023
2023 Illinois State Archery Tournament scheduled for March 24-25 in Champaign - 3/15/2023
Southern Illinois man pleads guilty to poaching white-tailed deer - 3/13/2023
IDNR seeking seasonal conservation workers for state parks and historic sites - 3/10/2023
IDNR awards duck stamp grants for habitat restoration and preservation in Canadian breeding grounds - 3/10/2023
Illinois spring trout fishing season opens April 1 at 58 locations statewide - 3/10/2023
Illinois State Museum celebrates with Gen X Prom - 3/6/2023
Gov. Pritzker announces nearly $60M in grants for 118 local park and recreation projects throughout Illinois - 3/3/2023
Montgomery County’s Dan Dobrinich named 2022 IRAP Landowner of the Year - 2/24/2023
John Daniel Lane kicks off 2023 Carl Sandburg Songbag Concert Series - 2/24/2023
Firewood available through Lake Murphysboro State Park - 2/23/2023
Illinois Conservation Foundation Hall of Fame Gala set for April 6 - 2/23/2023
Illinois hunters harvest more than 158,000 deer during 2022-2023 seasons - 2/22/2023
Interrupted Journey exhibition opens at Dickson Mounds Museum - 2/15/2023
Fall archery hunters reach third-highest turkey harvest on record for season - 2/10/2023
IDNR seeking summer instructors for Urban Fishing Program clinics - 2/9/2023
Portion of main loop at Rock Cut State Park to be closed for road project - 2/9/2023
Illinois Conservation Police recruiting new class of trainees - 2/8/2023
Lincoln Tomb distributing new education cards during Black History Month - 2/8/2023
Vandalia Statehouse to host celebration of Lincoln’s birthday Saturday, Feb. 11 - 2/7/2023
Portions of Illinois Beach State Park to be inaccessible during construction - 2/6/2023
Illinois State Museum returning to pre-pandemic hours - 2/1/2023
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
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