| Source | WTTW |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/21/homecoming-kane-county-bison-return-prairie-and-their-indigenous-stewards |
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On a frigid day in December, Jessica Walks First braced herself against the
minus-7-degree wind chill and stood knee-deep in snow at [ Burlington Prairie
][86] in the northwest corner of Kane County. Next to her, a livestock trailer
was thrumming with the barely contained energy of half a dozen biso...