What to Look for in Pike County Hunting Ground Before Illinois' November Firearm Season

What to Look for in Pike County Hunting Ground Before Illinois' November Firearm Season

Archery opens October 1 and firearm season is six weeks out. A broker's checklist for Pike County timber, access, and food plot potential before making an offer. ...more

Recreational Land

October 05, 2026

Absentee Farmland Ownership — How Illinois Landlords Who Live Out of State Manage Their Ground

Absentee Farmland Ownership — How Illinois Landlords Who Live Out of State Manage Their Ground

A large share of Illinois farmland is owned by out-of-state landlords. Here is how absentee owners manage their Illinois ground and what problems arise. ...more

Recreational Land

October 04, 2026

Fewer Than Half of Illinois Farm Families Have a Succession Plan. What Happens to the Farm If You Are One of Them

Fewer Than Half of Illinois Farm Families Have a Succession Plan. What Happens to the Farm If You Are One of Them

Illinois intestacy gives each heir an equal share — the farming child usually loses the ground within a decade. Here is what happens without a plan. ...more

Recreational Land

October 03, 2026

Adams County Illinois Hunting Land — The Western Tier County That Borders Missouri

Adams County Illinois Hunting Land — The Western Tier County That Borders Missouri

Adams County sits on the Mississippi River and produces whitetail deer in the same bluff corridor as Pike County, at prices that still trail Pike significantly. ...more

Recreational Land

October 03, 2026

More Homes Are Listed in Springfield Than in January. How a Buyer Uses Fall Inventory in Williamsville, Athens, and Petersburg

More Homes Are Listed in Springfield Than in January. How a Buyer Uses Fall Inventory in Williamsville, Athens, and Petersburg

More homes listed in Springfield than at any point in 2026. Here is how buyers use fall inventory and seller motivation in Williamsville, Athens, and Petersburg. ...more

Homes

October 02, 2026

Farmland Values Are Flat and Expenses Are Up 15 Percent. Is Central Illinois Ground Still Worth Buying in 2026?

Farmland Values Are Flat and Expenses Are Up 15 Percent. Is Central Illinois Ground Still Worth Buying in 2026?

ISPFMRA excellent ground: $16,369 per acre. Ag loans near 7 percent. Here is who still buys at these numbers and why the math is different for each buyer. ...more

Recreational Land

October 01, 2026

Recently Sold Properties

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3906 E. Hospitality Ln.

Decatur, IL

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Fir Road Lot

Lake Petersburg, IL

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9.09 Acres

Union County, IL

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