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According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the state had 22 million acres of prairie land in 1820.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A photograph taken in central Illinois of a monarch butterfly perched on a yellow goldenrod flower is featured on a new U.S.…
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A vacant lot in Peoria’s East Bluff is now a garden, dotted with pink and purple flowers. It’s part of the city’s broader effort to provide habitats for…
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Officials say they're changing mowing routes along interstates to help protect dwindling populations of the monarch butterfly and other pollinators.…
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Illinois Interstate travel may seem grassier this summer than in years past. The Illinois Department of Transportation is reducing its mowing along…
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Illinois lawmakers are considering whether to make milkweed Illinois’ official wildflower. It would also stop municipalities from fining residents who…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A Senate Democrat is proposing a special Illinois license plate to help preserve the monarch butterfly. The plan by state Sen.…