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Wildlife technician Grace Budde was driving down a trail in Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie to check on some snake monitoring equipment when a sandhill crane flew 2 feet in front of her. A trumpet ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WILMINGTON, Ill. — The entire educational ...

A cold snap on the prairie last winter proved particularly devastating at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, when a poorly performing heating system led to burst pipes and other damage.

The 19,000-acre Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has emerged as the chief roadblock to the planned Illiana Expressway, with environmental groups and federal officials raising concerns. "Just imagine ...

Nature lovers enlisted a celebrity chef, a Chicago broadcasting legend and others this week to kick off the silver anniversary celebration of Will County’s Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

WILMINGTON, Ill. — The entire educational staff at Midewin National Prairie was recently terminated amid the federal government’s cost-saving effort. Siobhan Peacy was working for Midewin for almost ...