Book it: ‘An Atlas of Illinois Fishes: 150 Years of Change’ updates broad sweep of Illinois fishes

Partial photo of the cover of “An Atlas of Illinois Fishes: 150 Years of Change.” (Provided by University of Illinois Press)

“An Atlas of Illinois Fishes: 150 years of Change” arrived thick and overwhelming.

So I picked a handful of species to begin checking. That’s what to do with a book with entries on the state’s “217 current and extirpated fish species.”