Western Gull records for Illinois northern Illinois October 19 - November 17, 1927, Lincoln Park, Cook County (Earl G. Wright, Edwin Komarek) (IORC 1927.001) (MJIB 7:2:56)       October 19, 1927, Lincoln Park, Cook County (Earl G. Wright, Edwin Komarek) (Auk 45:200) (Ford, Sanborn and Coursen 1934) (Ford 1956)       November 17, 1927, Lincoln Park, Cook County (specimen - CAS 1663) (A. M. Bailey) (Smith 1958, 1972) (Bohlen 1978) (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) Unaccepted/Unresolved records: November 27 - December 3, 1995, Wilmette and Chicago, Cook County (sub-adult) (IORC 1995.041; unaccepted) (MJIB 7:2:63)      November 27, 1995, Gillson Park, Cook County      November 28, 1995, Rainbow Beach, Chicago, Cook County      November 29, 1995, Rainbow Beach, Chicago, Cook County      December 3, 1995, Gillson Park, Cook County January 15-16, 1991, Moline, Rock Island County (Pete Peterson) January 19, 1986, Rend Lake, Franklin County (IORC 1986.086; species unresolved) (IBB 4:3:62) February 18, 1950, Randolph Street Harbor, Cook County ( Larry Balch, Charles Clark) (Smith and Parmalee 1955)       (Smith 1972) (Bohlen 1978) (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) (Binford 1992)

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