A view from atop the demonstration bunker at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (including the shadow of the photographer) overlooking some of the area to restored under the $1.5 million grant ...

If you can’t get out to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie to see the bison herd, the beasts now can come to you and your computer screen via a 24-hour live stream.A high-definition camera ...

Annual summer hike at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and a check-in on the bee survey, one of many ongoing studies there. The Sun-Times is free but the journalism is not. Reader ...

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is hosting guided hikes with rangers on Saturdays and Sundays to learn about the bison herd and life on the restored prairie.Hikes will be offered at 11 a.m ...

WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Preservationists are saving more than prairie at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Even many of the ammunition bunkers left behind from the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant ...

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.

And that herd is quickly growing thanks to the work being done at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, located near Elwood about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. Nine calves were born in ...

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a natural national treasure tucked away just outside of Chicagoland – and most residents don’t know about it! Midewin Public Affairs Officer Veronica Hinke ...

Bison will once again roam the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, potentially as soon as this fall, after Midewin officials formally approved reintroducing a small herd as part of their plan to ...

WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Preservationists are saving more than prairie at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Even many of the ammunition bunkers left behind from the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant ...

WILMINGTON (AP) — Preservationists are saving more than prairie at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Even many of the ammunition bunkers left behind from the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant days ...