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Take a stroll back to the 1890s at Kline Creek Farm
Jul 19, 2019 6:00 AM - There is a gravel path that serves as something of a time tunnel at Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago. It starts at the parking lot and modern visitors center. But as you follow it back through the trees and along the footbridge across the creek, you slowly step back in time until you emerge at a farmstead that operates much as it did in the 1890s. -
Images: Suburban habitats: Readers' photos of local wildlife
Jul 15, 2019 8:54 AM - Some of the best photos from the Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook. -
Wet and wild: Water features make a summertime splash at suburban spray parks
Jul 11, 2019 6:00 AM - Once upon a time, when kids wanted to cool off on a hot summer's day, they slipped into their bathing suits, set up a sprinkler in the back yard and ran through the cold water, laughing and screaming. Nowadays, that concept has been improved upon -- or at least made more dramatic -- with splash pads that provide the same thrill in much fancier settings. -
Aurora's Phillips Park Zoo provides a colorful oasis
Jul 5, 2019 6:21 AM - Phillips Park Zoo procides a colorful oasis for both visitors and animals in the heart of Aurora. -
Why do some dogs bark a lot? Some are just chatty
Jul 2, 2019 6:46 AM - "Why do dogs sometimes bark a lot? I have a Yorkie!" commented a young patron from the Grayslake Area Public Library.
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Des Plaines' best qualities went into new mural
Jul 3, 2019 6:07 AM - Elmhurst artist Jason Watts recently transformed a neglected wall into colorful mural for the Des Plaines History Center. -
Images: June photo contest winners
Jun 30, 2019 1:00 AM - Daily Herald photo contest winners from the month of June. -
Gum from tree sap to synthetic substitute
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Suburban gem Cantigny Park is a museum like no other
Jun 20, 2019 6:11 AM - Wheaton's Cantigny Park offers visitors a chance to enjoy summer at a 500-acre facility at 1S151 Winfield Road unlike any other in the suburbs. -
Eruptions, explosions, magma help form volcano craters
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