Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Four DuPage candidates face fight to stay on the ballotJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - Four candidates recently slated by the DuPage Democratic Party to run for countywide and county board positions face legal challenges to stay on the November ballot. Res...
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DuPage begins monitoring for West Nile virusJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County has launched its annual battle against mosquitoes capable of infecting humans with West Nile virus. Forest preserve officials say they've started their 12t...
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DuPage bike ride might change views of 'adventure'Jun 06, 2014 1:01 am - Thirty years after she rode her bicycle from Downers Grove to Springfield "for no reason," Shannon Burns is marking the anniversary by doing a two-day bike tour of DuPag...
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Democrats find candidates to challenge GOP in DuPage racesJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County's Democratic organization doesn't want to concede two high-profile countywide positions and several county board seats to the Republicans without a fight. ...
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Discover what's new in nature with interactive toolMay 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Nature enthusiasts, teachers, students and others can enrich their time outdoors this spring through an interactive tool on the DuPage Forest Preserve District's website...
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Winfield seeking land for proposed dog parkMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - If Winfield Park District builds a new dog park, it appears unlikely the land for the project will come from the forest preserve. DuPage County Forest Preserve commissio...
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Horses, tractors and dogs kick off St. James funMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - After a brutally cold and snowy winter where the outside world was off limits for all but the hardiest souls, St. James Farm kicked off the summer season Saturday with p...
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Boat rental areas open in DuPageMay 15, 2014 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District's two boat-rental areas, on Herrick Lake at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton and Silver Lake at Blackwell Forest Preser...
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Naperville 12-year-old planning 5K for Celiac researchMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - For some running enthusiasts, planning 5Ks and other races is a full-time job. For 12-year-old Alex Morris of Naperville, it's a bat mitzvah service project. The Washing...
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Tollway funding creek restoration near WarrenvilleMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - A stretch of creek that runs for more than a half-mile through St. James Farm Forest Preserve near Warrenville is slated to be restored, thanks to a $2 million contribut...