Tick tock, tick season is coming. What you need to know.
Statewide Tick Surveillance
Anyone who spends time outdoors has likely encountered ticks and has read news articles discussing tickborne illnesses. You likely wondered how prevalent are ticks across the state, what is the risk to humans of tickborne illnesses, and what steps we can take to mitigate and prevent our interactions with ticks. Today, we hope to provide some answers to these questions. Recently, we sat down and talked with Dr. Holly Tuten, a Vector Ecologist working out of the University of Illinois’ Illinois Natural History Survey’s Medical Entomology Lab, to discuss ticks, tickborne illnesses, and prevention strategies.
Dale Bowman
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The regular season will open April 3, the early catch-and-release season on March 20.
UPDATED: The opener for the five Forest Preserves of Cook County sites have a delayed opener, click here to read.
Cook County sites includes Axehead, Belleau, Green, Horsetail, Sag Quarry East and Wolf Lake; in DuPage, Silver, Pickerel and Grove; in Kankakee, Bird Park Quarry and Rock Creek; in Kendall, Big Lake; In Lake, Sand; in McHenry, Piscasaw Creek and Atwood; in Will, Milliken.
Here is the word from the IDNR:
Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season Opens April 3
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The 2021 Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season will open Saturday, April 3 at 57 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state.
CHAMPAIGN Co., Ill. (WAND) â Changes are coming to the Champaign County Sheriffâs Office in 2021. Sheriff Dustin Heuerman is launching three new ways to connect with the community.
 âThe goal of my administration has always been to provide fair and impartial processes while working to ensure the safety of those in Champaign County,â stated Sheriff Heuerman. âEvents that occurred in 2020 gave me an opportunity to reflect on what the Sheriffâs Office does well, where we can improve, and how we can help the public have an accurate perception of what we do every day.â
These initiatives will focus on areas of the county that are not served by a municipal police department. The first is a justice diversion program designed to keep people out of jail.