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Festival celebrates Lake County’s farming pastSep 23, 2012 12:00 AM
The grain was flying, the turkeys were strutting, and the calls of an auctioneer filled the air at the 20th annual Farm Heritage Festival Sunday at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. The festival offered visitors a chance to experience Lake County as it once was, before the cornfields were subdivided to make way for townhouses. The events included the popular sheep dog herding, rides on wagons pulled by tractors and a tractor parade.
Lake County Discovery Museum hosts new Dickens exhibit starting Sept. 29 Sep 21, 2012 12:00 AM
The legendary Charles Dickens and his beloved characters Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Tiny Tim and scores of others have proliferated and endured in popular culture, inspiring film, art, TV and academia for nearly two centuries. Institutions and organizations worldwide are commemorating this author and social critic by celebrating the bicentenary of Dickens' birthday throughout 2012.
Calabresa, Parra talk about Fort Sheridan’s future Sep 18, 2012 12:00 AM
The candidates running for the Lake County Board's 15th District seat have very different visions for the future of the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve. Republican incumbent Carol Calabresa believes preserving the 250-acre site's natural resources should be a priority. Democratic challenger Del Parra would like to see a dog park and an artistic or educational pavilion added to the land, which is along Lake Michigan near Highland Park.
Ann Maine challenged by Arlene Hickory in Lake County Board District 21Sep 15, 2012 12:00 AM
Lincolnshire resident Ann Maine, who hasn’t faced an opponent in the general election since being easily elected to the Lake County Board in 2002, says her record of fiscal responsibility and availability to constituents speaks of for itself. Democratic challenger Arlene Hickory, a nurse from Lake Bluff who is making her first run at public office, says protecting Lake County from privatizing resources, such as water, is a priority and says she would work for the increased involvement of citizens in government decisions.
Fiestas Patrias at Greenbelt Sep 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Celebrate independence for Mexico and Central American countries, including Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, at Fiestas Patrias from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 at a free event for all ages at the Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago.
Lake County forest board inks $438,000 land deals to expand Lake Carina, Independence Grove preserves Sep 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Two Lake County forest preserves will get some extra acreage under land deals approved Tuesday. One purchase adds 9.5 acres to the Lake Carina Forest Preserve near Gurnee. The other deal adds 9 acres to the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville.
Volunteers needed to clean beach near Highland Park Sep 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Help clear a nearly 1-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park Saturday, Sept. 15.
Join birding experts at Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park Sep 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Lake-to-Prairie is hosting a field trip at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Adelein Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park in Zion. Paricipants should meet at the visitors center, 1 Lake Front Drive; Call (847) 662 2481 for directions.
Take the annual Hike Lake County challengeAug 31, 2012 12:00 AM
Enjoy fall breezes and autumn colors while exploring designated "Hike Lake County trails in scenic forest preserves throughout Lake County.
Zoo releasing rare snakes in forest preserve Aug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Lincoln Park Zoo is releasing some rare snakes into the wild to help with efforts to conserve the species.The Chicago zoo and the Lake County Forest Preserve District announced the release Wednesday of 18 smooth green snakes.
Grass Lake Road tunnel could be key link in regional trail system Aug 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Behind the scenes work on what is regarded as a potential key link in a trail system in Lindenhurst continues. Several agencies are working together in pursuit of federal funding for a proposed tunnel beneath Grass Lake Road to connect the McDonald Woods forest preserve and local parks.
Paddle on Sterling Lake in forest preserve event Aug 5, 2012 12:00 AM
You can take a nighttime paddleboat ride on Van Patten Woods' Sterling Lake in a special program being offered Aug. 29 by the Lake County Forest Preserve District.
Learn about bison at Lake County forest preserve Aug 3, 2012 12:00 AM
You can learn about the return of bison to Illinois and prairie restoration in a program at the Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve near Deerfield on Aug. 18. The program will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the welcome center. It's open to anyone 10 or older. Admission is $10 for Friends of Ryerson Woods members or $15 for anyone else. To register, visit lcpfd.org or call (847) 968-3321.
Wildlife officials caution: 'Turtle Crossing' this summerAug 2, 2012 12:00 AM
The summer's drought has led turtles living in Lake County's Cuba Marsh to cross the road to get to the other side, where water is a little more plentiful. Many, however, are not surviving the crossing, and the ones that do are causing problems for drivers. So two Lake County agencies have teamed up to place signs reading "Caution Turtle Crossing" along the road.
Record year for tourism in Lake County Aug 2, 2012 12:00 AM
Visitor spending in Lake County set a record in 2011 at $1.13 billion, according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, office of tourism. The amount is nearly 7 percent higher than 2010.
Lake County Forest Preserve District program lets students trying kayaking Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM
A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students can include kayaking when they list what they did on their summer vacation. The students participated in the Lake County Forest Preserve District's weeklong program called "Adventures in Nature." Campers spent the week kayaking, biking, hiking, swimming, and running through an obstacle course at various forest preserves around the county.
Quinn in Lake County to sign laws dealing with water conservation, other environmental measures Jul 26, 2012 12:00 AM
The Ryerson Welcome Center in Deerfield, opened in 2006 by the Lake County Forest Preserve as a model for environmental design, was to have included the use of stored rainwater to flush toilets. But it took four years before a variance was secured from the Illinois Department of Public Health to do so. The process should become easier as Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday signed a law at Ryerson tp update the state plumbing code.
Gospelfest comes to Lake County: Jul 19, 2012 12:00 AM
Hear uplifting gospel music by award-winning artists and praise dancers from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 22 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center's free Gospelfest.
Tour Fort Sheridan Jul 18, 2012 12:00 AM
People with disabilities can take a free cart tour of the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park on July 28.
Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts an evening with bats Jul 11, 2012 12:00 AM
The Lake County Forest Preserve District will host the annual BatFest from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Lakewood Forest Preseve near Wauconda.