Some of the next generation of Illinois natural resource stewards will get to explore the outdoors this year. These northern ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded more than $101,000 in biodiversity field trip grants to 108 schools ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - Some schools in Southern Illinois will be able to visit state parks and natural areas thanks to a grant program. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, ...

Schools in Jersey, Macoupin, and Pike counties are among recipients of Illinois Department of Natural Resources biodiversity field trip grants, part of a $101,000 statewide program. The funding will ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has reported black bear sightings across southwest Illinois. A wildlife biologist from the department confirmed a rare sighting ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - In the next few weeks, spring weather is sure to draw more anglers to rivers and lakes across Illinois. Illinois Department of Natural Resources(IDNR) officials are urging ...

The state’s top transportation authority has been running afoul of Illinois's wildlife regulators according to internal documents obtained by WBEZ and Grist.

IDNR grants fund 108 Illinois biodiversity field trips for nearly 7,000 students at state parks, museums, and historic sites ...

Illinois state parks saw more visitors in 2024 than any point in the past 15 years, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois’ 290 state parks and 56 historic ...

A bureaucratic brawl inside the Illinois state government is putting some very small creatures at the center of a very big ...