Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage forest preserve wants consultant for in-depth finance reviewAug 15, 2012 9:00 am - DuPage County forest preserve officials plan to spend roughly $35,000 to hire a consulting firm to conduct an in-depth review of the district's finances. “Our motivation...
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Busse Woods Dam remodeling could start by fall 2013Aug 14, 2012 4:07 pm - Remodel aims to reduce floods at Salt Creek
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Tractor lease to save DuPage Forest Preserve District moneyAug 14, 2012 12:17 pm - DuPage forest preserve officials Tuesday approved an agreement with agricultural-machinery manufacturer Case IH to lease roughly $200,000 worth of equipment for $1 a yea...
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Cronin, Pierotti quietly huddle, then scuttle county-forest mergerAug 13, 2012 6:00 pm - A topic of discussion during a recent secret, top-level meeting was the possible undoing of a decade-old split between the DuPage County Board and forest preserve commis...
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Grass Lake Road tunnel could be key link in regional trail systemAug 06, 2012 6:01 pm - Behind-the-scenes work is expected to continue on a plan to add a key link in the area’s trail system in Lindenhurst. The Lake County Forest Preserve District’s land pre...
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Paddle on Sterling Lake in forest preserve eventAug 05, 2012 5:43 pm - You can take a nighttime paddleboat ride on Van Patten Woods’ Sterling Lake in a special program being offered Aug. 29 by the Lake County Forest Preserve District. The T...
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Learn about bison at Lake County forest preserveAug 03, 2012 12:56 pm - You can learn about the return of bison to Illinois and prairie restoration in a program at the Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve near Deerfield on Aug. 18. The program will...
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Record year for tourism in Lake CountyAug 02, 2012 5:47 pm - Visitor spending in Lake County set a record in 2011 at $1.13 billion, according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opport...
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FBI joins probe of DuPage forest district contractsAug 02, 2012 2:00 pm - The FBI has joined an investigation into allegations that DuPage County Forest Preserve District contracts were steered to a Chicago-based technology firm, benefiting tw...
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Wildlife officials caution: 'Turtle Crossing' this summerAug 02, 2012 1:00 pm - The summer's drought has led turtles living in Lake County's Cuba Marsh to cross the road to get to the other side, where water is a little more plentiful. Many, however...