Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Get candidate packets:Aug 29, 2013 1:55 pm - Political candidates from Lake County who are running in the March 2014 primary can get election packets online at lakecandidatepower.info or at the clerk’s office in Wa...
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Cook County Forest Preserve holding photo contestAug 28, 2013 1:10 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting its second annual photo contest. More than 350 photos were submitted in last year’s inaugural contest, with more than 1,5...
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DuPage forest commissioner announces board president bidAug 28, 2013 12:28 pm - When voters elect the next president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District in November 2014, it will be the first time in 20 years longtime incumbent D. “Dewey” ...
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Take the annual Hike Lake County challengeAug 28, 2013 12:16 pm - Explore designated trails in scenic forest preserves this fall during the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s annual Hike Lake County challenge. Just 30 minutes a day...
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DuPage hopes to have new forest preserve director by NovemberAug 27, 2013 12:00 pm - More than 100 applicants from across the globe have applied to be the next executive director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, officials say. By Nov. 1, o...
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Last two dams on Des Plaines River in Lake County targeted for removalAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - The two remaining dams on the Des Plaines River in Lake County will be removed in an effort to restore the waterway into a more free-flowing channel. Farmers long ago in...
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Independence Grove bomb threat results in lost revenueAug 26, 2013 5:21 pm - A bomb threat last month that closed the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville for more than three days resulted in $25,785 in lost revenue for the Lake C...
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Republican family picnic in Busse Woods on Sept. 8Aug 26, 2013 3:45 pm - The annual Northwest Suburban Republican Family Picnic takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Busse Woods Forest Preserve — Grove 27 near Elk Grove Villa...
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Architect: Mckee House needs fixes before it’s habitableAug 21, 2013 11:57 am - The structure of a historic building located in the Churchill Woods Forest Preserve on the Lombard-Glen Ellyn border is in overall good condition, a district-hired archi...
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Leaf peepers: Clues to help identify white oaksAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - “There were many splendid oaks,” wrote John S. Wilcox in 1906, describing Kane County at the time of European settlement. “Massive boles would square over two feet, whi...