Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage begins monitoring for West Nile virusJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County has launched its annual battle against mosquitoes capable of infecting humans with West Nile virus. Forest preserve officials say they've started their 12t...
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Kids get close to nature at Funfest in North ChicagoJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - It is all very well to look at pictures of trees on a computer or see nature on the Discovery Channel. But it is another matter to experience nature first hand, feel act...
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County diverts golf improvements to clear way for cross countryJun 07, 2014 8:00 am - CpKane County fast-tracks work on cross-country course at former landfill site
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DuPage bike ride might change views of 'adventure'Jun 06, 2014 1:01 am - Thirty years after she rode her bicycle from Downers Grove to Springfield "for no reason," Shannon Burns is marking the anniversary by doing a two-day bike tour of DuPag...
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Democrats find candidates to challenge GOP in DuPage racesJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County's Democratic organization doesn't want to concede two high-profile countywide positions and several county board seats to the Republicans without a fight. ...
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Celebrate Flag Day at the Stevenson CenterJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - The Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy in Mettawa will host a storytelling and music festival on Flag Day, June 14, teaming with the Cook Memorial Library District and ...
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Removal of old dams will improve habitat and safety, forest district saysJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - The last two dams on the Des Plaines River in Lake County could be removed this year. Known as low-head dams, the old concrete structures span the river at points in the...
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Biggest Kane County forest project for 2014 might get more expensiveMay 31, 2014 8:00 am - The most expensive construction project in the Kane County Forest Preserve District's current budget might turn out to be much more expensive than planned. A new natural...
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Wild geraniums herald the arrival of spring in Fox Valley woodsMay 29, 2014 6:00 am - Not too long ago, curled-up flower buds bore the burden of snow. These buds held the promise of better things to come. When the long-awaited sun finally came out, the u...
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Mountain biking might expand in Raceway WoodsMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - While most of the recent headlines about mountain biking in Kane County focused on residents who don't want to see the activity in Fabyan Woods, a group of enthusiasts q...