Drilling prospects bring land rush to Illinois
In this Friday, May 11, 2012 photo provided by Len Wells at WFIW News in Fairfield, Ill., Wayne County Clerk Glenda Young, second from right, assists a group of "lease hounds" from Texas as they pore over land records in search of mineral rights holders at the courthouse in Fairfield, Ill. Young says agents working at the courthouse include representatives from oil companies in Louisiana, Texas ...