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Maggie Bruns

Embarras River flanked by trees and shrubs, with a bridge in the distance.

Why does Illinois' Department of Natural Resources claim the public has no right to 98% of waterways?

For decades, the department and many local law enforcement agencies have erroneously sided with landowners who want to keep the public far from their private lands.

By Maggie Bruns