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Monarch butterfly license plates finally available in Illinois

November 30, 2023

After seven years in the making, the state has unveiled the monarch butterfly decal license plate. Proceeds from the decals will benefit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Monarch Habitat Fund, which fosters habitats that support the beloved orange butterflies’ migratory journey south to Mexico each fall. The organization has a goal of adding 150 […]

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Rep. Rita’s Legislation to Reduce Fishing License Fees Becomes Law

August 14, 2023

State Rep. Bob Rita has a new solution in Illinois law for anyone interested in fishing across the state but not so sure about paying the license fee. Rita, D-Blue Island, this year led the push for House Bill 2317. The bill significantly reduces the license fee for sport fishing or spearing for anyone 26 years

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Illinois environmentalists push for state action to protect wetlands after Supreme Court ruling rolls back federal rules

June 6, 2023

Across the country, marshes, swamps and bogs quietly soak up flood water and filter pollutants. Ecologists agree they are one of the best natural defenses against climate change. But after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, more than half of the country’s 118 million acres of wetlands, according to estimates from the environmental firm Earthjustice, will

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Jen Walling Opinion: What Illinois can do since Supreme Court gutted federal protection of wetlands, waterways

May 30, 2023

The Supreme Court last week restricted the EPA’s ability to protect America’s waterways and wetlands. Illinois can’t afford to sit back and do nothing to protect both in our state, the head of the Illinois Environmental Council writes. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Legislature must act immediately to

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Monarch butterfly license plates finally available in Illinois

Rep. Rita’s Legislation to Reduce Fishing License Fees Becomes Law

Illinois environmentalists push for state action to protect wetlands after Supreme Court ruling rolls back federal rules

Jen Walling Opinion: What Illinois can do since Supreme Court gutted federal protection of wetlands, waterways

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