Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Why you may see larger, faster e-bikes on suburban forest preserve trailsJan 21, 2024 4:49 pm - Once the weather breaks, trail users in the Lake County forest preserve system could have more company with the removal of a ban on some electric bicycles. The forest pre...
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DuPage County Forest Preserve District holds the line on taxes for fourth consecutive yearDec 30, 2023 12:30 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s board of commissioners recently unanimously approved the agency’s 2024 budget and annual appropriation ordinance. The $...
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How DuPage Forest Preserve’s plan to buy horse farm led to a lawsuitDec 23, 2023 5:18 pm - East of the Danada Forest Preserve near Wheaton lies a 37-acre horse farm that has belonged to the Bolger family for 56 years. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District ...
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New bridge opens up in Waterfall GlenDec 16, 2023 7:59 am - A newly installed pedestrian bridge is open to visitors of Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve near Darien. The bridge carries the preserve’s main trail over Sawmill Creek. “I...
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Willowbrook Wildlife Center receives state grantDec 10, 2023 12:00 am - Willowbrook Wildlife Center has secured $4,000 through a grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The center, operated by the Forest P...
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DuPage forest preserve board OKs new vision for Maple Meadows golf courseDec 08, 2023 4:30 am - Maple Meadows Golf Club prides itself on reasonable prices and well-conditioned greens. The public course, formerly part of Brookwood Country Club, logged about 37,000 r...
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Election season is here: Races to watch in Kane and DuPage countiesDec 05, 2023 4:00 am - There will be a handful of contested primary races in DuPage and Kane counties, but most candidates will have a clear path to the general election. Voters in Kane and Du...
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Help shape the future of historic Mayslake Peabody Estate by taking brief online surveyNov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - Now through Dec. 31, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites the public to participate in a brief online survey on dupageforest.org about master planning e...
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Go wild and support DuPage Forest Preserves on Giving Tuesday and beyondNov 16, 2023 10:00 pm - The nonprofit Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's board will match donations on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, dollar-for-dollar up to $4,000, showing t...