Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Work day at Old SchoolNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - A restoration workday will start at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Old School Forest Preserve, 28285 St. Mary's Road, Mettawa. Workdays are an opportunity to be outdoors, ...
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Kane forest board overturns its tax levy hikeNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - Kane County taxpayers will see small but unexpected decreases in their property tax bills because of a last-minute change of heart Tuesday by forest preserve district co...
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Refinancing plan could shrink Kane County tax billsNov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Kane County taxpayers upset about forest preserve commissioners' recent vote to unfreeze the district's tax levy may find solace in a pending move to refinance more than...
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Preckwinkle outlines Cook County hotel tax plan to replace cable tax ideaNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Friday outlined a plan for a 1 percent hotel and motel tax that replaces earlier efforts to add a 3 percent surcharge ont...
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Nature program looks at history of Canada gooseNov 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Learn about the history of the Canada goose from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Drive, St. Charles. Everyone ca...
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Coyote sightings increase in fall and winterNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds DuPage residents that coyote sightings may increase between now and February as young leave their parents in search...
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Archaeologists dig up the past along the Des Plaines RiverNov 02, 2015 4:43 am - Digging for pieces of history is like being a little kid searching for treasure in a sandbox, says Christian Cameron. "Only now the forest preserve is my sandbox," said...
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Another Millennium Trail connection plannedNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - A pending agreement between the Lake County Forest Preserve District and the county's division of transportation would provide another key link in the Millennium Trail. ...
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Learn about the Peck Farm historyNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Visit Peck Farm Park from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, for an in-depth look at the Peck Family and their legacy during "The Sense of Place" program. Through hard work,...
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Cook County Forest Preserves 2016 budget up slightlyNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The proposed budget for 2016 for the Forest Preserve of Cook County seeks appropriation authority of $190.2 million - an increase of less than 2 percent, with no increas...