Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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League of Women Voters host DuPage County candidates in ElmhurstMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - The Elmhurst chapter of the League of Women Voters holds an in-person forum for DuPage County candidates at Elmhurst City Hall from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 15. The co...
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Volunteers tackle invasive buckthorn on Chicago Bears campusMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - "It's ugly." That's how John Bostrom, senior adviser of operations and safety for the Chicago Bears, describes buckthorn that lines the team's campus in Lake Forest. I...
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New Kane County forest budget includes Carpentersville Dam removal, property tax increaseMay 12, 2022 5:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners approved a budget this week that includes a property tax increase, money for government employee raises and grant fund...
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New view of the zoo: Brookfield's leader bringing a veterinarian's touch to renovation plansMay 10, 2022 5:00 am - Treating a sinus infection is no small feat when your patient is a 2,300-pound rhino. During his veterinary career, Dr. Mike Adkesson and an army of specialists orchestr...
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DuPage County Forest Preserve to offer free mulchMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve invites the public to pick up free mulch while supplies last from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, May 14 and 21. These designated times ar...
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Native Plant Sale this weekend at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak BrookMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve will offer more than 100 types of flowers, grasses and shrubs at its Native Plant Sale. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Ma...
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Momentum builds for a north-south DuPage County trail corridorMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - Imagine starting a morning bike ride on the Great Western Trail, fueling up with coffee in downtown Glen Ellyn or Lombard, and then taking a two-wheeled trip to the Mort...
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Lake forest preserve taking on added costs for planned Ryerson Conservation Area upgradesMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - Despite bids well over original estimates, the first phase of building an environmental education facility at Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods is antici...
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Constable: Body a mystery, but 1884 tombstone finds resting place in NorthbrookMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - Every decade or so, a hiker in the Cook County Forest Preserve Dam No. 1 Woods south of Dundee Road and east of the Des Plaines River would stumble across a mysterious t...
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Why new education center at Ryerson will cost $700K more than expectedMay 03, 2022 5:30 am - Despite bids well over original estimates, the first phase of building an environmental education facility at Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods is antici...