Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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Lakes stocked with fish for opening of trout season Oct. 19Sep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - The 2019 fall inland trout fishing season opens Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Forest Preserves of Cook County trout fishing lakes: Axehead Lake and Belleau Lake in Park Ridg...
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See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairieSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie
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5 colorful suburban bike trail systems to ride this fall, plus pretty roads for the more daringSep 08, 2019 7:29 am - Autumn is a great time to ride a bike. The air is fresh but not too cold yet, the suburbs have plenty of good places to ride - and there will be a lot of colorful foliag...
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'World's Largest Bounce House' comes to Busse WoodsSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - The "World's Largest Bounce House," as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, will be among the inflatables for kids and adults alike to jump around beginning ...
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Fire up for fall at Ignite the Night in Barrington HillsAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Celebrate under a full harvest moon at Citizens for Conservation's Ignite the Night. The event will feature live music, food, stargazing, flashlight walks for kids, a ra...
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Crews removing or trimming trees deemed potential hazards at Deer GroveAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - About 200 trees considered potentially hazardous to trail users are being removed or pruned at Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine, officials said. Crews from Wauco...
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'Bold and aggressive' coyotes lead forest preserve officials to close part of Libertyville trail to dog walkersJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - The presence of “bold and aggressive” coyotes has led Lake County Forest Preserve District officials to close a section of trail in the Old School Forest Preserve in Lib...
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An oak-killing pathogen has been found in Illinois; experts are on alertJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Forestry, botanical and agricultural experts in the Chicago area are on alert for a plant pathogen that has killed large tracts of oak trees on the West Coast and been d...
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Lost, stuck kayaker rescued in Busse WoodsJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - More than 40 first responders from Elk Grove Village and surrounding communities spent about two hours Saturday night searching the Busse Woods forest preserve for a kay...
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Police confident Busse Woods robbery an isolated caseJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man who was assaulted and robbed June 15 in the Busse Woods forest preserve near Elk Grove Village told police he believes the crime wasn't random. ...