Burke Minsley, right, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, explains equipment that will be used to scan underground features that relate to water movement along the Illinois River basin ...

MONEE — Residents within the Illinois River Basin may notice a helicopter making a series of low-level flights over the next few weeks to collect groundwater data. Starting Jan. 24, a helicopter ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports ...

Illinois needs to join the partnership to build barriers and stop invasive carp from traveling from the Mississippi River Basin into the Great Lakes. By Molly Flanagan [month] [day], [year], [hour ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent Asian carp from invading rivers and lakes, but the fish have established a home in the Mississippi River basin, and experts say they ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports ...

Invasive carp first entered Illinois waterways in the 1990s. The “popcorn machine” effect happens as Illinois River Biological Station biologists engage in boat electrofishing, a sampling ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports of ...