Monitoring for Asian carp to increase in Illinois

CHICAGO | Federal and Illinois officials said Thursday they will intensify efforts to find Asian carp in Illinois waterways this year but cut back on DNA sampling that has scored positive hits without resulting in the discovery of the invasive fish.

New online maps show distribution of Asian carp in U.S.

Two federal and one Illinois agency on Friday announced the release of new online maps showing present data on Asian carp in Midwest waterways.

Boone Grove school board hears success stories

BOONE GROVE | Two presentations kicked off the Porter Township school board April meeting Thursday evening.

Will County wants to harvest Asian carp from lake

JOLIET, Ill. | The Will County Forest Preserve District may approve a plan to harvest Asian carp.

3 Asian carp now at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium

CHICAGO | Three Asian carp now call Chicago's Shedd Aquarium home.

Fishing seen as way to limit Asian carp invasion

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. | If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em.

Asian carp have clean taste, bad image

Clint Carter fillets a silver Asian carp, an invasive species that poses a threat to native fish in Illinois waterways, at Carter's Fish Market in Springfield, Ill. Carter says the much maligned fish offers a clean taste and is a low-cost food.

Asian carp have clean taste, bad image

SPRINGFIELD | Almost nobody in Illinois wants to eat Asian carp.

Getting a real boot out of the fair's first day

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | I've officially started my annual collection of ink hand stamps from the fair. They get you re-entry to the fair later the same day, but the tough part is cutting them out for my scrapbook before I wash them off.

Report: Asian carp could reach all five Great Lakes

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. | Asian carp could find enough food and breeding areas to become established in Lake Michigan and the other four Great Lakes within 20 years if allowed to gain a foothold, according to a new scientific report.

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Asian carp doesn't impress all at Taste of Chicago

CHICAGO | Chefs at the Taste of Chicago have turned an environmental pest into lunch.

Asian carp response turns up in Lake Calumet

Scientists and commercial fishermen put electrofishing and netting efforts into "high gear" Wednesday in Lake Calumet to determine whether live Asian carp are present in the area.

Indiana AG wants more info on carp protection efforts

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller sent a letter to the head of the federal government's Asian carp response efforts to understand what steps are being taken to protect Indiana waterways from the invasive species.

Water district unsure whether to support proposal to prevent Asian carp influx

LANSING | Officials with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago haven't decided whether to support cutting off the Chicago River in an effort to prevent the possible encroachment of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.

Dollars continue to flow for Asian carp control

PORTAGE | Federal and state officials said Thursday that Asian carp control efforts in the Great Lakes would continue this year with congressional commitments to maintain funding similar to the previous fiscal year.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Guard against invaders, but not at all costs

In May, I introduced readers to the issue of aquatic invasive species — specifically Asian carp. Much since has been reported, and a new report seems to create larger issues for Northwest Indiana.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services employees use an electronic devise to search for Asian carp last year along the Chicago River.

Carp solutions rankle region residents

HAMMOND | Finding a cost-effective way to separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds to combat invasive species may be a Herculean task.