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  2. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area: Monroe: 997 4.03 1970: Kidd Lake: Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: Grundy: 2,537 10.27 1969: Goose Lake, Des Plaines River, Kankakee River, Illinois River: Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area: Vermilion: 1,104 4.47 ? Little Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary) Illinois Caverns State Natural ...

  3. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Illinois River in Mason County northeast of Havana, Illinois. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as one of the four Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges. The refuge consists of 4,388 acres (17.76 km 2) of Illinois River bottomland, nearly all of it wetland.

  4. Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department [1][2] of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil ...

  5. How struggling households can get federal rental assistance

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    Congress passed two different rental relief packages. The first, approved in December, provided $25 billion for rental relief. The second, approved in March, provides more than $21 billion. In ...

  6. White Pines Forest State Park - Wikipedia

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    White Pines Forest State Park, more commonly referred to as White Pines State Park, is an Illinois state park in Ogle County, Illinois. It is located near the communities of Polo, Mount Morris and Oregon. The 385-acre (156 ha) park contains the southernmost remaining stand of native white pine trees in the state of Illinois, and that area, 43 ...

  7. Green River State Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    Green River State Wildlife Area. /  41.63861°N 89.50833°W  / 41.63861; -89.50833. Green River State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,565 acres (1,038 ha) in Lee County, Illinois, United States . This wildlife restoration area was acquired by the State of Illinois in 1940, using funds from the Federal Aid in Wildlife ...

  8. Funks Grove, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) Area code. 309. GNIS feature ID. 422723 [1] Funks Grove is a historic unincorporated community on U.S. Route 66 in McLean County, Illinois, United States, southwest of Bloomington. The grove for which the settlement is named, Funk's Grove, is a National Natural Landmark.

  9. Forest Preserve District of Will County - Wikipedia

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    The Forest Preserve District of Will County was created by referendum on July 25, 1927, to preserve open spaces in Will County, Illinois, US. The first land acquisition was in 1930. [1] As of December 2010, the District owns or manages 21,916 acres (8,869 ha) of land. [2] Current Will County board members make up a board of commissioners, which ...