Illinois

Federal funding has been released to build part of a barrier system to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan from the Illinois River.The Trump administration moved the management of the project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island-Illinois District to the Detroit office last week

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the state dedicated $50 million in its 2024 fiscal year as part of its end of a funding plan

The Trump administration is moving oversight of a key project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes from Illinois to Michigan

The invasive carp can eat their way through an ecosystem, damaging native species and tourism built on fishing

Walker-based Cheeze Kurls LLC is expanding with the purchase of a regional competitor

Halting Asian carp migration into the Great Lakes has reached a critical juncture. The National Wildlife Federation is urging the governor of Illinois to sign off on a project that will prevent Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan.

Illinois says it will work with federal officials and other states on a strategy for fortifying a Chicago-area lock and dam to keep Asian carp out of Lake…

The nation’s most recent Medal of Honor recipient from West Michigan is humbled by appreciation in Illinois.71-year-old James McCloughan of South Haven…