State land purchase expands popular hunt area

By Washington Examiner
Published July 2, 2014 8:46am ET
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CHICAGO (AP) — A state-funded land purchase has expanded a popular hunting area in northwestern Illinois.

Sauk Valley Media reports (http://bit.ly/1iVZcbX) 275 acres are being added to the Big Bend State Fish & Wildlife Area. It’s in Whiteside County near Prophetstown along the Rock River.

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