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A man in Marengo, Illinois, is on a mission to fully restore a World War II-era B-17 bomber—a project he’s been diligently ...
The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp. But first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the construction site.
However, these mighty creatures still have an important job — they're helping restore Northwest Indiana's prairie ... way from South Bend to Momence, IL, making it the largest inland ...
The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster.
According to court records, Kenneth Dwyer, 25, followed another car in September of 2024 to the 1400 of North Brady Street in Davenport.
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) submitted 15 local projects for inclusion in the federal funding package in the ...
At the Nachusa Grasslands, there are more than 4,000 acres of restored tallgrass prairie — and one herd of bison. Noel Brennan reports.
That year, restoration ecologist Mike Bullerman ... there was about 2,300 acres of high-quality prairie left in Illinois and that there are only about 12,000 acres in Wisconsin and 30,000 acres ...
City officials Tuesday questioned the value of a project to establish a natural vegetative buffer along Spring Creek in areas of J.B. Hunt Park.
On Monday, players and future pioneers tested their skills in "The first 100 yards" with help from the U.S. Army. A potential candidate to fill Senator Dick Durbin's seat takes her name out of ...
Where prairie meets sky in a sea of dancing gold. This is Illinois telling its best-kept secrets. Photo credit: Tim Noonen The prairie restoration areas show what Illinois looked like before we humans ...
The study encourages practices such as coastal restoration, conservation ranching ... In the case of grassland birds, including those in Illinois, the news isn’t good. The study says birds ...