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Illinois quick hits: West Nile virus testing, nine face immigration charges; higher ed pushes back
West Nile virus testing The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced it is temporarily suspending the collection of ...
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Prairie birds — including Illinois’ dapper bobolink — in steep decline, study says
The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other ...
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West Nile bird testing suspended in Illinois to prevent bird flu spread
With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...
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Bird species once only found in captivity lays first wild eggs in 40 years
The birds were eliminated when the invasive brown treesnake was accidentally introduced to the island of Guam in the ’40s.
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Prairie birds — including Illinois’ dapper bobolink — in steep decline, study says
(Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) In the case of grassland birds, including those in Illinois, the news isn’t good. The study says birds that need grassland habitat are in crisis. One measure ...