MACOMB, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and University of Illinois Extension have announced a new partnership to restore a prairie habitat along West Jackson Street in Macomb, just east of the local Extension office. The project will transform an unmanaged IDOT right-of-way—currently dominated by invasive plants and trees—into a managed prairie that supports pollinators, wildlife, and hands‑on horticulture education. The …
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