How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest

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By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoDec 16, 2025, 9:30 am142 pts
When the Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest in late 2024, Sam Stearns was furious. The Shawnee is the only national forest in the state, and one of the smallest in the nation. The agency initially billed the so-called…

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