You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River? Here's the catch: They're the same thing. Illinois and partner organizations kicked off a market-tested campaign Wednesday to rechristen as “copi” four species previously known collectively as Asian carp, hoping the new label will make them more attractive to U.S. consumers.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Asian carp are unloaded at Two Rivers Fisheries in Wickliffe, Ky., on Feb. 11, 2020. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ( WOOD) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has launched its rebranding effort to encourage people to eat Asian carp by giving it a new name: Copi. Copi is short for copious.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — Illinois shoppers will see some relief in their weekly trip to the grocery store beginning next week. The tax on groceries in the state of Illinois will be suspended, beginning Friday, July 1. July 1 begins the 2023 Fiscal Year, which brings into effect the state's FY 2023 budget, which was passed by the Illinois General Assembly in early April.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A popular local restaurant says that one of their Rockford locations is closed for good. Mary's Market has closed their location at the Edgebrook Shopping Center at the corner of Alpine and Highcrest Roads. The location has been temporarily closed since January, but the restaurant has said the location will not reopen.

Illinois Largest Water Park Raging Waves opened for the 2022 season June 4. Whether you're more of a lazy river person, or more of a water slide person, you're in luck -- water parks in Illinois have got it all. As the sun beats down and summer in Illinois continues, here are a dozen options for you to float around in an inner tube, race down a water slide, dive into a quarry or hop around on lily pads.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Ugh, you might say. But how about broiled copi, fresh from the Mississippi River? Here's the catch: They're the same thing. Illinois and partner organizations kicked off a market-tested campaign Wednesday to rechristen as “copi” four species previously known collectively as Asian carp, hoping the new label will make them more attractive to U.S. consumers.