Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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It's beginning to look like (an 1890s) Christmas at Kline CreekDec 08, 2013 4:00 pm - Christmas 2013 is approaching fast, but the Kline Creek Farm living history museum in West Chicago is giving visitors a chance to experience an older version of the holi...
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DuPage forest preserve exploring possible golf course upgradesDec 06, 2013 7:59 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials are exploring the possibility of partnering with golf organizations to redesign Green Meadows Golf Course into a “model facility”...
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Cook County passes $179 million forest preserve budgetDec 03, 2013 3:17 pm - The Cook County Board unanimously approved a $179 million 2014 budget for its forest preserves Wednesday that includes $7 million for construction, development and capit...
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Intern opportunity with conservation groupNov 29, 2013 10:54 am - College students home for winter break can gain valuable work experience and boost their resume with an internship opportunity with Conserve Lake County. Do you have a p...
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Hear how technology helps, hinders night sky viewingNov 29, 2013 10:41 am - Submitted by Kane County Forest Preserve District Learn about the night sky — and how excessive outdoor illumination has impacted our society — at a Dec. 4 “Learn from t...
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Libertyville not willing to try allowing chickens in yardsNov 28, 2013 4:30 am - A test program to allow a limited number of Libertyville families to keep hens in their backyards didn’t fly with village officials, who said they appreciated the extens...
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DuPage County Board hopeful beats the crowdNov 25, 2013 8:36 am - Paula McGowen is an early riser who’s eager to challenge an incumbent DuPage County Board member in the Republican primary. So while she didn’t have to be at the county ...
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Police seek help locating 85-year-old Aurora-area manNov 24, 2013 4:50 pm - Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 85-year-old man from Aurora Township. Kane County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a house in the 0-10 blo...
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Filing period begins for March primary electionNov 24, 2013 3:23 pm - Candidates will line up Monday outside election commission offices in DuPage and Will counties to file nominating petitions for a variety of offices in the March 18 prim...
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Guilty verdict in torture-murder caseNov 22, 2013 6:53 pm - A Waukegan man was found guilty Friday in a 2011 torture and murder case. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300 block of Edison Court, had been charged with first-degree murder in ...