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Prairie Day in Lombard puts native plants on display

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Jacks and other games commonly played by Illinois prairie pioneers will be part of the fun at Prairie Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Terrace View Park in Lombard.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer, SEPTEMBER 2011

"Monarch Mike," played by Dave Lloyd of Brookfield, has been a common sight at Prairie Day in Lombard and will be back for this year's event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Terrace View Park.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer, SEPTEMBER 2011

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At Prairie Day in Lombard, the good, native plants will be running wild, growing along the shores of Terrace View Pond for all to see. But the bad, invasive plants? They'll be behind bars. The Lombard Garden Club and Lombard Park District, which team up to run the annual, free, one-day celebration of all things prairie, have created "a jail for all of the plants that should not be in the prairie," said garden club Co-President Rose Roth.

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