Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Discover what's new in nature with interactive toolMay 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Nature enthusiasts, teachers, students and others can enrich their time outdoors this spring through an interactive tool on the DuPage Forest Preserve District's website...
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Winfield seeking land for proposed dog parkMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - If Winfield Park District builds a new dog park, it appears unlikely the land for the project will come from the forest preserve. DuPage County Forest Preserve commissio...
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A nature funfest for kids:May 27, 2014 1:01 am - "Stick with Nature" is the theme at Kids Nature Funfest from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. The free e...
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Tombstone in woods near Northbrook leads to tale of early suburbaniteMay 25, 2014 1:00 am - One of the first immigrants to live in the farmland northwest of Chicago, George Stahl Schnabele died on June 30, 1884, and was lowered into a grave so that he could res...
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Horses, tractors and dogs kick off St. James funMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - After a brutally cold and snowy winter where the outside world was off limits for all but the hardiest souls, St. James Farm kicked off the summer season Saturday with p...
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Summer in the Cook County forest preservesMay 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Forest Preserves of Cook County has announced longer summer hours at five of six nature centers, including Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road in Barrington Hills. Na...
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Summer concerts at preserve:May 21, 2014 1:01 am - Outdoor concerts will be staged this summer at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 Buckley Road, near Libertyville. They'll be held Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. betwe...
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Boat rental areas open in DuPageMay 15, 2014 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District's two boat-rental areas, on Herrick Lake at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton and Silver Lake at Blackwell Forest Preser...
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Police: Elgin man slapped women on Fox River TrailMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - An 18-year-old is accused of slapping the behinds of two women as he rode his bike along the Fox River Trail in South Elgin last month, according to forest preserve poli...
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Get fit, Lake County:May 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will offer weekly hikes at several of its properties Saturdays in June. They'll run from 8 to 9 a.m. each day. Participation wil...