Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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New plan may sway Elburn board to let forest preserve facility move to townOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the Elburn village board's first vote on the proposal. A proposal for the Kane County Forest Preserve Distric...
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Fox Waterway Agency says it needs space to process dredged materialOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - They may share similar missions, but the Lake County Forest Preserve District wants to tread carefully in any potential agreement with the Fox Waterway Agency involving ...
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DuPage prepares for opening of trout seasonOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - The fall rainbow trout season will open at three DuPage County Forest Preserve District lakes - Pickerel at Pratt's Wayne Woods in Wayne, Grove at Wood Dale Grove in Woo...
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More than 1,000 ships rest at the bottom of Lake MichiganOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - "How many ships are in the bottom of Lake Michigan?," asked a camper from Lake County Forest Preserve's fishing camp last summer. Lake Michigan, slightly smaller than th...
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Join national bird count Oct. 11Oct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region, McHenry County Conservation District, Illinois Department of Natural Resou...
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Beer, wine tasting at Glacial ParkOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Conservation Foundation will host its first "Tap into Your Wild Side" benefit Saturday, Oct. 10, at Glacial Park in Ringwood. Beneath the ancient oaks...
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Horizon Farms still closed; former owners ask U.S. Supreme Court to interveneOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - The former owners of Horizon Farms in Barrington Hills say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit against the Forest Preserve District of Cook County...
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More Kane County forest commissioners support tax levy increaseOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - A Friday vote by Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners indicated they will not follow the example of the county board in keeping the property tax levy froze...
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Enjoy forest preserves during fitness walksOct 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Adults can get a healthy workout while enjoying nature with the Forest Fitness Walks fall series beginning today at a variety of DuPage County forest preserves. The bris...
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Former DuPage forest exec convicted of official misconductOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District's former information technology manager, David Tepper, was found guilty Thursday of 27 of 142 charges in a long-running case i...