Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Open house for volunteers in Lake CountyDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will hold an open house for interested volunteers Jan. 7. The gathering will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the district office, 189...
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Meet for New Year's Day nature walk at Creek BendDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Area seniors are invited to a gathering at a Kane County Forest Preserve on the first Thursday of each month, during the "Senior Stroll" nature program series. In Januar...
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DuPage County forest district picnic, camp permits go on sale Jan. 2Dec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Permits for DuPage County Forest Preserve District picnic areas and campsites for 2015 will go on sale at 8 a.m. Jan. 2 at the district headquarters, 3S580 Naperville Ro...
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No winter hunker down here Check out forest preserve's new lineup of special events, programsDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - If predictions turn out to be true, 2014-15 could be another big winter … or not. But no matter how much snow and cold we get, the Forest Preserves of Cook County invite...
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Party at the museum:Dec 19, 2014 12:01 am - The Lake County Discovery Museum will host New Year's parties for celebrants of all ages on Dec. 29 and 30. Both events are scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Craft...
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Gather around the campfire to mark winter solsticeDec 17, 2014 6:01 am - Gather around the campfire as the sun sets on Sunday, Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold its annual Winter Sol...
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What's it like to work for the forest preserve district?Dec 11, 2014 10:00 pm - "I want your job!" said the twenty-something barista as I ordered my latte at the drive-up window. Not two hours earlier, a woman at the local farmers market had said, ...
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Cantore focused on the future of DuPage forest preserveDec 10, 2014 10:00 pm - A dozen years as a DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioner readied Joseph Cantore for this moment. The new president of the forest preserve commission doesn't need to...
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Editorial: Leadership change a costly mistakeDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - After the DuPage County Forest Preserve District hired a new executive director, and then fired him months later at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, there's o...
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Gingerbread Man proves elusive at Lake Co. museumDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - The Gingerbread Man was up to his old tricks Wednesday as young children rushed around the Lake County Discovery Museum in an effort to catch him. Mostly, however, they ...