Siobhan Solkowski-Peacy, of the education department at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, teaches a group of students in the Mighty Acorns program. The entire education department was terminated ...

Dale Bowman Share Erick Ignaczak received the call he was terminated at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, the Chicago area’s biggest wild space, the day after Valentine’s Day while visiting ...

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 ...

A 1,300-acre restoration project at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has ground to a halt after federal grant funds, awarded in 2023, were frozen by the Trump Administration. Tens of thousands of ...

Illinois Beach State Park is a bit like someone took Big Marsh Park, Montrose Beach, and Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and mashed them together like an early-2000s RJD2 banger. Located just ...

Siobhan Solkowski-Peacy, former Interpretive Specialist at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois, joins Lisa Dent to talk about losing her job amid the mass firing of federal employees.

Another bison herd was placed in Illinois to help restore the native tallgrass prairie ecosystem in that part of the state. In 2015, 27 bison were transferred to the Midewin National Tallgrass ...

CHICAGO – In the gymnasium of Johnson College Prep in Englewood, high school seniors Tamya Cribbs and Maryiah House are among the dozens of students being taught how to use a tourniquet, a skill ...

CHARLESTON — The Grand Prairie Friends has received national recognition that will assist with efforts to maintain Warbler Ridge in Charleston and its other preserves for generations to come.