A Sliver Of Land Along The Kennedy Expressway Has Been Reborn As A Native Prairie

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Original Load Date July 21, 2026, 9 a.m.
Last Updated July 21, 2026, 9 a.m.
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BUCKTOWN — On a recent morning in Bucktown, bumblebees and swallowtail butterflies bounced from purple coneflowers to vervain and bee balm, soaking in the hot summer sun. Black-eyed susans and the early stalks of sunflowers swayed as birds darted in and out of the small prairie plot seeded and main...