For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the ...

After a political standoff between President Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the state is now moving ahead with a billion-dollar project to contain invasive carp.

The state of Illinois received two small parcels of land near the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in a ...

The river was once one of the most ecologically and economically significant river systems in North America, supporting ...

Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in Chicago’s shipping channel in a last-ditch effort to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan. It is ...

Invasive carp leap from the Illinois River during the Original Redneck Fishing Tournament on Aug. 4, 2023. Because of their leaping ability, silver carp put recreational boaters at risk and threaten ...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the ...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project meant to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes by at least several months, saying he's worried President ...

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