Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Frogs' mating call is music to Lake County biologistsApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - They are not quite ready to call it a complete success, but the mating calls of wood frogs in a Lake County Forest Preserve represents a tentative victory for scientists...
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Hastings Lake nature open house:Apr 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts a nature open house from 1 to 3:30 p.m., April 26, at the recently opened Hastings Lake Forest Preserve, 21155 W. Gelden R...
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Walk to Cure Arthritis set for April 26 in Lake CountyApr 13, 2014 11:00 pm - The Arthritis Foundation has announced the 12th annual Walk to Cure Arthritis Lake County will be on Saturday, April 26, at Old School Forest Preserve in Mettawa. The ev...
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Lake forest preserve invests in nose-friendly toiletsApr 11, 2014 5:00 am - There is nothing like a trip to the toilet to put a crimp in an otherwise enjoyable day at your local forest preserve. Open the door and — bam — you are overwhelmed by t...
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Learn history of herbs at St. Charles workshop, take pot homeApr 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Learn the history of common herbs and create a potted garden to take home during an April 19 "Herb Garden Workshop," offered by the Forest Preserve District of Kane Coun...
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Kane Co. forest district eyeing 37 acres in Big RockApr 10, 2014 5:30 am - A state grant combined with remaining funds from a 2011 tax increase referendum might help transform 37 acres of prime woodland into Kane County Forest Preserve District...
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Pending deal would clear way for Settler's Hill redevelopmentApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - A new agreement that may clear the way for as many as 11 new recreational and commercial uses for the old Settler's Hill landfill campus received its first review Wednes...
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Residents picket Montessori School planning new siteApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - Residents of an unincorporated neighborhood between Hoffman Estates, Inverness and South Barrington picketed outside Montessori School of North Hoffman Tuesday to protes...
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Lake forest preserve directive is to sell most Lake Marie pier rightsApr 08, 2014 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials have informally decided to sell 41 of 45 pier rights acquired with the purchase of the former campground near Antioch, as ...
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Lake County forest district considers how to leverage historyApr 07, 2014 5:30 am - In 1845, Capt. Daniel Wright, Lake County's first permanent nonnative settler, bought three yards of fabric, a dozen buttons, six skeins of thread, tea, a dipper, a shov...