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  2. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois state-owned protected areas include state parks, state forests, state recreation areas, state fish and wildlife areas, state natural areas, and one state trail. These areas are all administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. In addition, dozens of state historic sites are administered by the Illinois Historic ...

  3. 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, water, and mineral resources of the state.

  4. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Department of Natural Resources. William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres (230 ha) in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. [ 1] The area includes 419 acres (170 ha) of water in Wolf ...

  5. Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,300 acres (526 ha) in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is an artificial cooling pond originally excavated to enable the operation of the now defunct Collins Generating Station.

  6. Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates. 37°07′50″N 89°19′59″W. /  37.13056°N 89.33306°W  / 37.13056; -89.33306. Area. 10,200 acres (4,128 ha) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 10,200 acres (4,128 ha) in Alexander County, Illinois, United States.

  7. Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    38°06′N 88°37′W. /  38.1°N 88.62°W  / 38.1; -88.62. Area. 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) Established. 1988. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) in Hamilton and Jefferson Counties, Illinois, United States .

  8. Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    Established. 1986. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Interstate 74 and the Oakwood exit. Its name comes from the Middle Fork of the ...

  9. ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans ...

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    This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical ...