Kim Mikus
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Fox River Forest Preserve offers boating, camping and moreJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Mike Muggli heads out to the Fox River Forest Preserve a couple times a week to fish, usually catching bass or crappie. “It's beautiful out here,” the music teacher sai...
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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 ...