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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois wild turkey hunters harvested 1,330 birds during the 2012 season, a slight increase over the previous year.
The Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday interest in fall turkey hunting is particularly strong with archery hunters who are able to harvest a wild turkey while deer hunting.
The number of wild turkeys harvested during the fall archery harvest increased about 8.4 percent over 2011. The fall firearm harvest fell about 6.7 percent.
Overall, the harvest increased about 1 percent over 2011.
The archery wild turkey season ran from Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 in 96 counties. The firearm season was Oct. 20 to 28 in 51 counties.
The firearm harvest was greatest in Jo Daviess County. Fulton County had the top archery harvest.
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Ill. wild turkey harvest grew slightly in 2012
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Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A plan to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without children squeaked through an Illinois House committee Tuesday despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give more flexibility to mental health institutions.
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Ill. Senate panel endorses ammunition limit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims testified Monday in favor of an Illinois limit on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal that got a Senate committee endorsement.
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Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois Senate Democrats want to boost general education funding by $156 million next year, not cut it, key budget negotiators said Friday, but acknowledged the increase would only keep per-student funding level.
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Senate committee to consider gun bill
SPRINGFIELD(AP) — Illinois concealed carry legislation that requires special permission to have a gun in Chicago is scheduled for a Senate committee vote.
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'Fracking' supporters say Ill. bill ready for vote
CHICAGO (AP) — Supporters of high-volume oil and gas drilling said Wednesday that they hope for a quick vote on a bill to regulate the practice in Illinois after reaching agreements on hiring and environmental concerns.
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Cities could restrict places for guns
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — An Illinois Senate proposal to allow the carrying of concealed weapons would let large cities add to the list of places considered off limits to guns.
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