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Chicago fishing: New Chicago bait shop, trout opener, shoreline salmon/trout

The opening of a Bridgeport Bait and Tackle, the opening days of fall trout in Illinois and ongoing salmon and steelhead action on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023

Chicago fishing: Heat may disrupt start of C&R trout season in Illinois

Fishing through the fall heat, including a possible delay in the early C&R trout season in Illinois, leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023

Chicago fishing: Early shoreline coho reports and other seasonal signs are coming in

Several signs of the season lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 26, 2023

Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, back to winter (sorta), Illinois’ C&R trout opener

Coho continue good on southern Lake Michigan when weather allows access and lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus there’s a return to more wintry conditions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023

Cub and Boy Scouts use ‘Campsgiving’ to further forge friendships; ‘Calling it a family sounds corny, but you are really connected’

GURNEE, Ill. -- Scouting is fun. So say the young members of Gurnee Pack and Troop 677, who recently celebrated Thanksgiving early at the Gurnee Community Church, in suburban Chicago, where they hold weekly meetings.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 21, 2022