Mark and Carla Bradley, of Imperial, Mo., relax under the shade of a tree at the Dam West beach at Carlyle Lake, in Carlyle, Ill. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. They are camping at the lake this week.

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CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) -- The first commercial fishing venture to remove pesky Asian carp from the Kaskaskia River below the spillway at Carlyle Lake has been deemed a success. Rob Maher, commercial ...

Christmas has come and gone, and now you may be wondering how to dispose of your tree if you opted for a real one. In the metro-east, recycled trees get new life in the form of mulch used throughout ...