Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Volunteers needed to clean beach near Highland ParkSep 07, 2012 12:54 pm - Help clean a nearly 1-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 15. Volunteers wil...
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Join birding experts at Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State ParkSep 07, 2012 12:50 pm - Lake-to-Prairie is hosting a field trip at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Adelein Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park in Zion. Participants should meet at the visitor...
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Egrets and herons fish in the Fox RiverSep 07, 2012 12:46 pm - They stand motionless in the river, statues of pure white, pillars of slate gray. Eyes fixed on the water. Watching. Waiting. These still-as-stone creatures are egrets a...
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Veterans Conservation Corps hopes to heal people, landSep 07, 2012 10:00 am - First Chicago-area project is Saturday in Batavia
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DuPage forest district sues to recoup fundsSep 06, 2012 9:41 am - The day after two ex-employees were charged with scamming the DuPage Forest Preserve District out of more than $150,000, the district filed a civil suit Thursday seeking...
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DuPage forest preserve employees charged in fraud schemeSep 05, 2012 9:56 pm - 2 DuPage tech employees, contractor accused of six-year kickback scheme
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Kline Creek Farm hosts 1890s version of a country fairSep 02, 2012 10:24 am - The country fair held at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago over the weekend was about as old-school as you can get. On hand at the sixth annual fair were exhibits and ac...
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Hundreds of deer die due to virus in Cook CountySep 01, 2012 8:00 am - Hundreds found dead in Cook, Kane counties; people, pets are safe
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Take the annual Hike Lake County challengeAug 31, 2012 3:11 pm - You’re invited to take Hike Lake County challenge
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Kane forest panel OKs deer culling by huntingAug 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Culling at Freeman Kame, Brunner would occur with bows and arrows