Stacey Greene-Fenlon became the first woman and first person not connected to Chicago government to chair the Chicago fishing advisory committee on Thursday.
From ice rods to the lastest fishing maps at the Forest Preserves of Cook County booth, much could be found at the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo at the Schaumburg Convention Center.
Ice fishing should be going within the week around Chicago, that and some surprises on the lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
The hope, as the Chicago Fishing Advisory Committee met after the summer hiatus on Sept. 21, is that Mayor Brandon Johnson will resume the long tradition of Chicago mayors sending a representative.