SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced Jenn Edginton will serve as director of the Illinois State Museum, a division of IDNR. Edginton has been the interim director of the Illinois State Museum since February 2023. She joined the museum in January 2021 as director of interpretation. Prior to that, she worked at the Museum of Science and  more