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Golfers invited to take part in wildlife countMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites golfers at Maple Meadows and Green Meadows golf courses to record their wildlife sightings as part of Audubon Inter...
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Forest district offers free wood chipsMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Forest Preserve District of DuPage County The public is invited to pick up free wood chips from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Native Plant Nursery at Blackwe...
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District tests for fungus deadly to amphibiansMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Every day for seven weeks in the spring, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County ecologist Dan Thompson and a few volunteers don hip waders and scour select marshy are...
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Mosquito tidbits: First wave will hit in mid-MayMay 02, 2016 5:45 am - Mosquito-related things we learned while working on this report: • The mild and relatively dry winter was good for mosquito reproduction, but Clarke Environmental of St....
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As mosquito season begins, will Zika strike here?May 02, 2016 5:00 am - West Nile virus. Sunburn. Lyme disease. Do we need to add Zika virus to the list of ways nature could hurt us this summer? The answer is: No. Yes. Maybe. It depends on w...
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Softball: Lake Park jumps past Waubonsie Valley into first place in DVCMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - After beating visiting Waubonsie Valley on Monday 4-0 to take sole possession of first place in the DuPage Valley Conference, Lake Park talked of needing a clean softbal...
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Retired vice admiral named new College of DuPage presidentMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - A retired Navy vice admiral who described herself as a “nontraditional” candidate is poised to become the first female president in the 49-year history of the College of...
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COD acknowledges Open Meetings Act violationMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - College of DuPage trustees approved Monday a court order admitting a previous board violated the Open Meetings Act in 2014 when it voted behind closed doors to extend th...
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Baseball: Willowbrook, Wheaton North, Glenbard South winMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - Willowbrook 2, Addison Trail 0: Matt Pizur pitched a no-hitter with 9 strikeouts and no walks for the Warriors (9-12, 6-5) in their West Suburban Gold win over Addi...
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Woman struck and killed by Metra train in Villa ParkMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - A woman was struck and killed Monday morning by a Metra train in Villa Park, just hours after a man was killed by a train in Bartlett. The woman, who authorities have no...