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Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (commonly abbreviated as Woodford SFWA) is an Illinois state park on 2,900 acres (1,200 ha) of area Woodford County, Illinois, United States. Most of this protected area is over the Goose Lake and Upper Peoria Lake sections of the Illinois River .
Apple Canyon Lake (reservoir), a private lake resort community near Apple River in Jo Daviess County. 42°25′57″N 90°09′58″W / 42.43250°N 90.16611°W / 42.43250; -90.16611 Argyle Lake (reservoir), McDonough County
Peoria County: 143: Peoria: 1825: Fulton County: The Peoria Native American tribe 177,513: 618 sq mi (1,601 km 2) Perry County: 145: Pinckneyville: 1827: Randolph and Jackson County: Cmdre. Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), American naval officer who led the victorious American forces at the Battle of Lake Erie: 20,503: 441 sq mi (1,142 km 2 ...
One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.
The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas. [1]
Jubilee College State Historic Site, as well as 17 other historic sites and state parks, were closed by Governor Rod Blagojevich to help close Illinois' multimillion-dollar budget deficit. The park was reopened by Blagojevich's successor, Pat Quinn , but closed again on October 9, 2009 due to staffing and budget shortages. [ 14 ]
This house at 11815 N. Hickory Grove Road in Dunlap was the most expensive residence sold in Peoria County in October 2023. Sold on Oct. 4, 11815 N. Hickory Grove Road has four bedrooms and five ...
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and ... Illinois Central College: East Peoria