Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Plan to drain hidden Antioch-area lake continuesSep 03, 2013 4:00 pm - The suggested method has changed but the goal to drain a hidden lake in the Ethel's Woods Forest Preserve near Antioch, and open the area to public access, is moving ahe...
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Get candidate packets:Aug 29, 2013 1:55 pm - Political candidates from Lake County who are running in the March 2014 primary can get election packets online at lakecandidatepower.info or at the clerk’s office in Wa...
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Take the annual Hike Lake County challengeAug 28, 2013 12:16 pm - Explore designated trails in scenic forest preserves this fall during the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s annual Hike Lake County challenge. Just 30 minutes a day...
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Last two dams on Des Plaines River in Lake County targeted for removalAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - The two remaining dams on the Des Plaines River in Lake County will be removed in an effort to restore the waterway into a more free-flowing channel. Farmers long ago in...
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Independence Grove bomb threat results in lost revenueAug 26, 2013 5:21 pm - A bomb threat last month that closed the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville for more than three days resulted in $25,785 in lost revenue for the Lake C...
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With threat passed, all is normal at Independence GroveJul 22, 2013 5:34 pm - Visitors who had been aware of the bomb threat to a private event that kept the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville closed for three days last week had ...
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Lake County's Independence Grove Forest Preserve reopens, events and activities resumeJul 20, 2013 9:00 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville reopened Saturday after officials determined a bomb threat risk had passed and pronounced the area safe for public u...
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‘Rail party’ for Volo woman 100 years ago brought widespread attention to townJul 20, 2013 8:00 am - The little village of Volo usually doesn’t get much attention, but actions taken there by a group of defiant women 100 years ago became front-page news. What the maraudi...
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No word on reopening Independence Grove this weekendJul 19, 2013 12:01 pm - Lake County officials remain mum on the status of closed Independence Grove Forest Preserve, raising questions about whether it will reopen this weekend amid the investi...
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After threat, Independence Grove to stay closed FridayJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville is expected to remain closed Friday as the investigation continues into a bomb threat that has shut down activities ...