Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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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...
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Trees removed from Great Western TrailMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Joggers and cyclist who were out enjoying the brief lapse in rainy weather this week had to make a slight detour Wednesday as a small section of the Great Western Trail ...
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Fremont students remove invasive plants from preserveMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - More than 250 Fremont Middle School eighth-graders headed into Ray Lake Farms Forest Preserve behind their school Tuesday to remove invasive plant species as part of a c...
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Take a tour:May 13, 2014 1:01 am - You can tour the historic Mettawa-area home of statesman Adlai E. Stevenson II on June 8. Now owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District, the property has been re...
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Local author to be honored at nature symposiumMay 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Brushwood Center, formerly Friends of Ryerson Woods, presents its annual award for distinguished leadership in the world of nature to Joel Greenberg at the 31st annual S...
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Gardeners go native at Lake County plant saleMay 11, 2014 1:01 am - A variety of native plants, flowers, grasses, shrubs, vines and trees were available for purchase Sunday at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's 17th Annual Native...