You can sit or stand on the bow of your boat and fish with a rod and reel but you cannot bowfish!
They have now hunting and archery range. But I have never seen anyone now fishing while I fished.
I don't know where you can bow fish. I would if I were you look up the Illinois DNR website and search where you can bow fish.
I never have seen anyone do that there
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