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<DIV>On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources expects to close on 320 acres of land to add to two adjacent areas in Jasper County, to increase the Prairie Chicken habitat there. The Nature Conservancy helped intermediate.</DIV>
<DIV>This according to Dale Bowman, in his column today in the Sun-Times. See below for more information on the purchase and on Prairie Chickens in Illinois.</DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Alan B. Anderson <BR>casresearch@comcast.net <BR>Des Plaines, Cook Co.</DIV></body></html>