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How DuPage forest officials discovered scamMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Two former administrators charged with scamming the DuPage County Forest Preserve District out of more than $150,000 avoided suspicion for years, officials say, until their loyalty to a vendor seeking a computer contract triggered an internal investigation so secret that only three district officials knew about it.
Specifics sought in DuPage IT contract-rigging caseMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Two of the three men charged in a contract-rigging scandal at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District have requested — and are expected to receive — a more detailed explanation of some of the charges they are facing. Attorneys representing Arif Mahmood and David Tepper say they need the so-called "bill of particulars" to properly defend their clients against prosecutors' claims that the three conspired to scam the district out of more than $150,000 over a roughly six-year period.
DuPage geocache challenge begins May 12 May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
DuPage County Forest Preserve District begins a geocache challenge program on Sunday, May 12, to celebrate its upcoming 100th anniversary. Participants seek out eight caches relating to the district's history to earn a custom trackable geocoin.
St. Francis makes renewed push for DuPage land May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Following years of failed attempts to acquire land for a parking lot from the DuPage County Forest Preserve, St. Francis Catholic High School officials are appealing to a higher power: the Illinois legislature. Officials at the private school in Wheaton are looking to get state law changed to make it possible for St. Francis to get a couple of aces of land in neighboring Belleau Woods Forest Preserve in exchange for land elsewhere in the county. And at least one state lawmaker from DuPage says she's willing to help.
Editorial: Drop pension perks for forest officialsApr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Pay cuts and elimination of perks are good ideas the DuPage forest preserve commission should OK, a Daily Herald editorial says.
Should forest preserve president’s name be on signs? Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
A DuPage County forest preserve commissioner is calling on the district to change its policy and remove the district president's name from all its signs.
Dry 2012 helped forest preserve golf courses turn profit Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Drought-like conditions that kept many lawns brown last summer actually helped DuPage County Forest Preserve District golf courses earn some needed green. Forest preserve officials said their three courses turned a $314,780 profit in 2012, thanks in large part to the dry weather.
Conservation event at Fullersburg Woods canceled Apr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Go Green! A Celebration of Conservation scheduled for Sunday at Fullersburg Woods Education Center in Oak Brook has been canceled.
Body found in DuPage creek still unidentifiedApr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
An autopsy conducted Friday on a body found near Salt Creek in Oak Brook was inconclusive, authorities said.
Decomposing body found in Salt Creek near Oak Brook Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
The badly decomposing body of an unidentified man was found Thursday near Salt Creek in Oak Brook, authorities said. A person walking along York Road discovered the body about 7 a.m. floating near a wooden walkway that was flooded due to the morning storms.
Fitness walks offered at DuPage forest preserves Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Adults interested in some heart-healthy exercise while enjoying the outdoors may want to consider the DuPage Forest Preserve District's "Forest Fitness Walks" from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Mondays through May 20 and again on June 3. "We'll explore different locations so healthy hikers not only receive guided introductions to some of the county's most popular trails, but also experience spring in a variety of habitats," said program leader Dave Andrusyk.
Trout fishing season opens Saturday in three DuPage preserves Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Certain things are worth waiting in line for. Among local fishing enthusiasts, that list apparently includes the Saturday, April 6, launch of the spring rainbow trout season. DuPage County Forest Preserve officials predict cars and trucks will be lined up well before the 6 a.m. opening of the gates at the three DuPage lakes stocked with trout. "By the morning, it's shoulder to shoulder on the shore line," said Scott Meister, the district's natural resource management coordinator.
Beekeeper donates $25,000 to Carol Stream libraryApr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
A Carol Stream volunteer beekeeper, Purple Heart recipient and philanthropist has decided to give his latest donation — $25,000 — to the Carol Stream Public Library. Lawrence DuBose, 92, says he developed a "habit of reading" from a young age, and it's something he'd like to pass onto younger generations. "If I can encourage people to read instead of wasting time on television, maybe I can do some good," he said.
DuPage County deer test negative for fatal disease Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
DuPage County Forest Preserve officials are expressing relief after follow-up testing showed the discovery of a deer with chronic wasting disease most likely was an isolated occurrence. Officials were worried the disease, which is fatal to deer, had spread to DuPage after an infected animal was found in Mallard Lake Forest Preserve near Hanover Park. It was the first time a deer in DuPage has tested positive for the neurological disorder.
DuPage forest board: Mind your own business stateMar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Depending on which DuPage County politician you ask, the county's forest preserve commissioners should be appointed, work for free or not have a job at all. But forest preserve commissioners say they would like a fourth option to be considered: Leaving them alone.
The Soapbox Mar 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Daily Herald editors write about pension decisions in Springfield, local high school musicians in Italy and Cuba, and many happenings in the suburbs.
Pierotti doesn't want to be forest preserve chiefMar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
After spending months juggling dual roles as president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission and interim executive director of the district, Dewey Pierotti is looking ahead to retirement. Pierotti, who plans to step down from the commission in November 2014, says he has no interest in becoming the district's top administrator, despite doing the job on an interim basis since the former director, Brent Manning, stepped down in mid-June. In fact, Pierotti said he won't involve himself in the commission's process to find Manning's replacement.
DuPage revises horse adoption policy Mar 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Online advertising won't be an option for the DuPage County Forest Preserve District in its effort to find new homes for five horses from Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
DuPage forest district dabbling in search for new director Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners next week are planning to brainstorm ideas to determine what traits they would like in the district's next executive director. They've been without one for nine months. "I would not want us to leap into a search process without having a list of criteria of what we're looking for," commissioner Shannon Burns said.
DuPage forest preserve takes new look at old structures Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Before making any changes to the DuPage County Forest Preserve District's long-standing policy on historic structures,commissioners want to know how much of an investment the district already has made in preserving the past.