Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Volunteers plant native shrubs in Libertyville Township Open SpaceJun 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Twenty-three volunteers recently labored for four hours while planting 160 trees and shrubs on a portion of Libertyville Township Open Space. Volunteers of all ages work...
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DuPage forest preserve volunteer hired as paid consultantJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - A retired Wheaton barber who has been serving as an unpaid adviser to DuPage County Forest Preserve President D. "Dewey" Pierotti now will get paid $25,000 a year for hi...
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DuPage forest preserve adopts $44 million operating budgetJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners have approved an operating budget of nearly $44 million for the coming fiscal year, a decrease of more than 5 percen...
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Bands announced for this year's Fred FestJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - The lineup for Fred Fest, an annual reunion concert of well-known, Barrington-trained musicians, has been released. The concert is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at ...
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Outdoor concert series starts in Independence GroveJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Independence Grove outdoor music series offered by the Lake County Forest Preserve District kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, with Caribbean rock by Mr. Myers...
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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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Kids get close to nature at Funfest in North ChicagoJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - It is all very well to look at pictures of trees on a computer or see nature on the Discovery Channel. But it is another matter to experience nature first hand, feel act...
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County diverts golf improvements to clear way for cross countryJun 07, 2014 8:00 am - CpKane County fast-tracks work on cross-country course at former landfill site
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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...