Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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DuPage forest preserve district likely to keep Springfield lobbyistFeb 14, 2024 5:24 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve District leaders plan to continue to use a Chicago-based lobbying firm to push their agenda in Springfield. The forest preserve district has...
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‘Olmec Trails’ to celebrate ancient art of Mexico in DuPage CountyFeb 13, 2024 3:18 pm - Fernando Ramirez allows himself to think big. He dreamed up an exhibition of alebrijes monumentales, larger-than-life, surreal creatures painted by Mexican artists at Can...
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Architect hired for Maple Meadows golf course makeoverFeb 07, 2024 8:27 pm - Golf course architect Greg Martin will iron out the details of proposed improvements to the public Maple Meadows track in Wood Dale. DuPage County forest preserve commiss...
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Danada mourns Nick, the horse that could paint Pollock-styleFeb 06, 2024 6:18 pm - Nick, part Clydesdale and all talent, never starred in a Super Bowl commercial. He was no thoroughbred athlete. But in equine circles, Nick “the painting horse” had his o...
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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 08, 2024 10:12 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 10:12 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Why you may see larger, faster e-bikes on suburban forest preserve trailsJan 22, 2024 6:23 am - Once the weather breaks, trail users in the Lake County forest preserve system could have more company with the removal of a ban on some electric bicycles. The forest pre...
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DuPage County Forest Preserve District holds the line on taxes for fourth consecutive yearDec 30, 2023 12:30 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s board of commissioners recently unanimously approved the agency’s 2024 budget and annual appropriation ordinance. The $...
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How DuPage Forest Preserve’s plan to buy horse farm led to a lawsuitDec 23, 2023 5:18 pm - East of the Danada Forest Preserve near Wheaton lies a 37-acre horse farm that has belonged to the Bolger family for 56 years. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District ...
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New bridge opens up in Waterfall GlenDec 16, 2023 7:59 am - A newly installed pedestrian bridge is open to visitors of Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve near Darien. The bridge carries the preserve’s main trail over Sawmill Creek. “I...