The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host public meetings throughout northern and west-central Illinois to provide area residents with information on the status of chronic wasting disease (CWD), its effect on free-ranging deer populations, and the department’s ongoing efforts to manage the disease.
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie encourages landowners, hunters and concerned citizens to attend to learn more from IDNR staff who will be available to discuss current management strategies and answer questions about CWD. McCombie has worked to address CWD, including gaining feedback from constituents in her 89th District on the best step forward. Those conversations resulted in two pieces of legislation that were signed into law earlier this summer to address local concerns with sharpshooting to manage Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
IDNR will start hosting public forums in September. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a 45 to 60-minute presentation and discussion to follow on the below dates:
- Marshall County: Thursday, Sept. 18, Lacon Area Community Center, 405 N. Washington Street, Lacon
- Putnam County: Friday, Sept. 19, Putnam County Public Library, 214 N. 4th Street, Hennepin
- Peoria County: Monday, Sept. 22, Peoria Public Library, 3001 W. Grand Parkway, Peoria
- Bureau County: Tuesday, Sept. 23, Princeton Chamber of Commerce, Prouty-Zearing Community Building, 435 S. Main Street, Princeton
- Winnebago County: Wednesday, Sept. 24, Winnebago County Forest Preserve; 5500 Northrock Drive, Rockford
- Carroll County: Thursday, Sept. 25, Ingersoll Learning Center, 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson
- Jo Daviess County: Friday, Sept. 26, Stockton Public Library, 140 W. Benton St., Stockton
- Lee County: Monday, Sept. 29, 5:30-7 p.m., Winifred Knox Memorial Library, 112 S. Elm St., Franklin Grove
- Ogle County: Tuesday, Sept. 30, Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St., Oregon
- Adams County: Thursday, Oct. 2, John Wood Community College, 401 1301 S. 48th St., Quincy