blog postsCoyote numbers have rebounded. Some 2,000 are even in ChicagoFeb 20, 2017 2:30 pm by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the NewsShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesChicgo Tribune (Feb. 20) Illinois Extension agrees that “coyote population reduction (removing some or all of the coyotes in an area) is usually unrealistic and always temporary.” Share on FacebookTweetEmail