Kim Mikus
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What Lake County Forest Preserves teams do behind scenes to make visits enjoyable for youJun 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Cindy Smith is a regular at the Lake County Forest Preserves, taking pictures and walking five days a week. “I never leave disappointed,” Smith said as she shot picture...
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Forest preserve golf courses benefit nature and challenge your gameApr 29, 2019 11:00 pm - At the Lake County Forest Preserves, a new golf season means awakening three public courses from winter dormancy, bringing their rolling terrain, sand bunkers and short-...
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How a determined woman built a $25 million company that started in her basementApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - Gina M. Labuz was home raising five children between the ages of 2 and 12 when she and her husband decided to operate a business from the basement of their home. Labuz ...
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Lake County Forest Preserves now uses digital mappingApr 15, 2019 11:00 pm - There was a time when the glove compartment of every car was crammed with tattered maps used to plan and trace routes during a trip. Now, most people rely on their phone...
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How to stay connected to Lake County Forest PreservesApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - An interview with Katherine Hamilton-Smith, director of Public Affairs and Development at the Lake County Forest Preserves. Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Residence: Libertyv...
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How the Dunn Museum was able to capture Marvel comic book artistMar 18, 2019 11:00 pm - A huge fan of comic books, Steve Furnett started reading them as a young boy, follows the industry and regularly listens to podcasts about the topic. It makes sense that...
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Volunteers lend hands and hearts to help forest preserves grow and thriveMar 05, 2019 10:00 pm - By Kim Mikus Daily Herald correspondent Paul Klonowski, an avid canoeist and scientist at Abbott, spends his free time collecting litter - everything from beverage bottl...
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Lake County Forest Preserves leader keeps an eye toward the futureFeb 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Alex Ty Kovach, executive director of the Lake County Forest Preserves, oversees one of the nation's top conservation agencies and the second largest forest preserve dis...
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20 things you might not know about the Lake County Forest PreservesJan 24, 2019 5:00 am - Having lived in Lake County for pretty much my entire life, I visit the forest preserves often, and thought I knew a lot about them. I am finding there is so much I did ...
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Markets continually evolve, and 2019 will be no differentJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - As we turn the page from 2018 to 2019, the economy is expected to slow, but not stall due to fading fiscal stimulus and higher interest rates, experts say. And even as u...