The captivating reintroduction of six bison in a forest preserve has deeper meaning to Indigenous people and advocates of ...

Before Illinois became a state anchored by a sprawling metropolis, it was a humble prairie. Flat, yes, but that open horizon offered the perfect home for creatures big and small to graze and lope.

Kane County has a created a home for a herd of bison to roam in a unique free-range area of the Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve in rural Sycamore. The animals are there through a partnership ...