Plant Turns Asian Carp Into Fillets, Fertilizer
LASALLE, Ill. (CBS) — Workers along the Illinois River have found a new use for the invasive Asian carp. As WBBM Newsradio’s Lisa Fielding reports, the hope is to reduce the population of Asian carp...
View ArticleStudy Links Eating Fish To Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk
CHICAGO (CBS) — There is a good reason to put fish on the menu, according to research presented at the Chicago meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. As WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser...
View ArticleHeat, Drought Create Havoc On Area Rivers
AURORA (CBS) — Extreme heat and low water levels in area rivers are creating a dangerous combination. As CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports, the long-term effects could spell big trouble. All along the...
View ArticleGenetically Modified Salmon May Surface Soon In The Marketplace
(CBS) — Everyone is encouraged to eat salmon because of its health benefits, but a change could be coming that makes some people uncomfortable. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may soon approve a...
View ArticleBrookfield Zoo Implanting Six Fish With Transmitters To Study Their Habitats
(CBS) — Some local fish are having surgery Thursday in the name of science, reports WBBM’s Terry Keshner. Six fish, including muskies, and walleye are getting surgically implanted transmitters. “Where...
View ArticleFish Tank Coral Produced Toxin That Nearly Killed Family
CEDAR PARK, TX (CBS Local) – A Texas mother is speaking out after an attempt to clean a fish tank nearly killed her and her entire family. Chasity Ahman was cleaning the family fish tank when she...
View ArticleYoung Girl Reels In Piranha Relative With Human-Like Teeth
FORT COBB LAKE, Okla. (CBS Local) – An 11-year-old reeled in a rare catch while fishing with her grandparents in an Oklahoma lake. Kennedy Smith’s rare find may look like a piranha, but a closer...
View ArticleSurvey Finds No Asian Carp In Chicago-Area Waterways
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials say a survey this month for Asian carp in Chicago-area waterways found no trace of the invasive fish. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Friday it...
View ArticleCraving Seafood? Here Are Chicago’s Top 4 Options
Photo: Joe’s Seafood/Yelp Got a hankering for seafood? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top seafood sources in Chicago, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list...
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