SPRINGFIELD, IL (Benjamin Yount, Illinois News Network. Please click on the link above for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.)
NOTE: There have been stories that have been circulated across Southern Illinois that is similar to this in nature. One was there was a Shark in Rend Lake. There was a dorsal fin Photoshopped in with a picture form the dam. There was another that was similar that said the Lake of Egypt had piranhas with the power plant in the background.
These come under the name, Channel 23 News. KBSI has local news, however KFVS produces it. If you would see something like this coming from Channel 12 or other media sites in this market, it would be believable.- Steve
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is assuring folks across the state that there are no sharks in the Illinois River.
Despite what your Facebook feed says, Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesman Ed Cross said there are no bull sharks swimming in the Illinois River near Morris.
Cross said in the age of social media, even a parody website looks real enough.
“If you don’t see anything from us concerning a shark in a lagoon in Orland Park or in a pond in Sangamon County, there’s no need to hit the panic button yet,” Cross said.
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