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In a dramatic 11th-hour turnaround, Chicago Rockford International Airport officials announced Thursday a change in plans affecting the 8,000-year-old Bell Bowl Prairie remnant. Construction slated to resume Nov. 1 has been suspended until further consultations with federal agencies are completed.
Sightings of an endangered bee species have temporarily stopped construction, which is set to resume November 1
Supporters of the movement to save Bell Bowl Prairie, a small patch of rare remnant prairie situated within the boundaries of Chicago Rockford International Airport, say they have a simple solution that preserves the prairie and allows the airport to expand: Just move a road.
The Chicago Park District announced Thursday Great Lakes piping plover pair Monty and Rose have produced a second nest and laid one egg at Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area.