Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Oak Brook's Mayslake Hall may get $720,000 in repairsMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners plan to vote Tuesday on spending about $720,000 to repair the exterior of historic Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook. District offic...
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Suburban wildlife center rehabilitates birds that hit Chicago skyscrapersMay 28, 2015 5:30 am - Loading small cardboard boxes into her van on Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago, Annette Prince pauses to show what's inside one of them — a tiny songbird that died hours...
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DuPage forest district kicking off centennial celebrationMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is celebrating 100 years of connecting people to nature with a variety of centennial-themed activities and programs through...
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DuPage Forest Preserve's water deal could pave the way for Blackwell garageMay 26, 2015 1:00 am - More than four years after deciding to build a fleet maintenance garage in Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District finally...
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Family Field Day on May 23 at St. James FarmMay 20, 2015 11:00 pm - DuPage County residents can celebrate the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's centennial today at a fun-filled Family Field Day at St. James Farm. Activities run...
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DuPage Forest Preserve looking at policy for retiring horsesMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is developing a policy for retiring horses after a decision to put two of its former animals up for auction sparked controvers...
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Jazz, chamber music coming to MayslakeMay 18, 2015 11:00 pm - From family singalongs to jazz to chamber music, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1313 W. 31st St., Oak Brook, has a concert for ...
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DuPage County Forest Preserve trying to determine if horses end up at slaughterhouseMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials still are trying to determine the fate of two older horses the district sold during an auction in March. The search for the horse...
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Some fear Kline Creek horses were sold to slaughterhouseMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - After spending much of their lives working at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago, two senior horses — Annie and Buddy — on March 18 were loaded onto a trailer, driven more...
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Naperville parks director gets $20,000 raise in deal going through 2020May 02, 2015 7:38 am - Naperville Park District Executive Director Ray McGury has received a $20,000 raise and a contract extension through 2020 in exchange for not pursuing other job opportun...