Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Five memorable items at the Dunn Museum in LibertyvilleMay 29, 2020 6:00 am - Because the public can't visit the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville due to the state's stay-at-home order, I asked its curators to share a few memorable and favori...
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Forest preserve visitors warned about car break-insMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Visitors to forest preserves in Lake County and elsewhere are being reminded to use common sense and not become targets for car thieves. "There's not a lot of crime in t...
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Bicyclists to get new direction on Lake County pathsMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Results of a wayfinding study to enhance the experience and increase the use of bike trails in Lake County will be introduced today. The Lake County Division of Transpor...
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Turt Reynolds? Blanding's turtle hatchlings get a good head start in Lake CountyMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The supporting cast was absent, but the work of boosting the population of an endangered species in Lake County continued Friday with the release of 53 baby Blanding's t...
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Lake County Forest Preserves promotes 'Memorial Day at Home'May 19, 2020 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserves is asking preserve and trail visitors to spend the upcoming "Memorial Day at Home." Over the three-day holiday weekend, preserves are t...
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Lake County to discuss wayfinding along bike pathsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Findings on wayfinding strategies and signs to enhance bikeways in Lake County will be presented at a virtual meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. The study incl...
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Lake County museum, libraries building living history collections of COVID-19 pandemicMay 12, 2020 5:30 am - Documenting the COVID-19 experience was first mentioned in a staff meeting of the Dunn Museum of Lake County in mid-March, before stay-at-home orders upended daily life....
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Lake County nature educator, birding expert is taking his lessons viralMay 08, 2020 6:00 am - Lake County nature educator, birding expert is taking his lessons viral
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Route 45 underpass will connect Raven Glen, Ethel's WoodsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - A $4.9 million tunnel beneath Route 45 to connect the Raven Glen and Ethel's Woods forest preserves in the Antioch area is on track to be built this fall. The 145-foot-l...
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Juvenile red-tailed hawk swoops in near Hawthorn MallMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - A juvenile red-tailed hawk, most likely less than a year old, was seen looking over the Hawthorn Mall parking lot in Vernon Hills on Wednesday. It's the most common hawk...