Illinois, the Prairie State, was once dominated by 22 million acres of grasslands, home to an almost unimaginable diversity of plants and animals. But now, only one-ten-thousandth of the state’s original prairies, or roughly 2,500 acres, remain.

American Prairie has acquired 2,082 acres of “high-value wetland” and grassland habitat in Phillips County, Montana – an area renowned as one of the most important waterfowl breeding regions in North

Two candidates for Grand Prairie City Council Place 8, Rodney Anderson and Ana Coca, are headed for a runoff election March 14.

A teacher at Prairie Heights Middle School for the past 17 years, Candy Gonzales said she has found her “dream job.” “We have a very welcoming school culture. Our staff, we’re family. We’re not just co-workers.

The Lesser Prairie Chicken is no longer considered a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.