Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Come enjoy GospelfestJul 17, 2013 2:40 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will host a Gospelfest musical celebration on Sunday, July 21. The free event will run from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Greenbelt Cultura...
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Independence Grove Forest Preserve still closed due to bomb scareJul 17, 2013 8:56 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville will remain closed until further notice following a bomb threat that shut down activities Tuesday night, officials sai...
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Bomb threat empties Indpendence Grove Forest PreserveJul 16, 2013 8:43 pm - A summer concert was canceled and one of Lake County’s most popular forest preserves cleared of visitors Tuesday following a bomb threat. “We received a threat and to er...
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Work to close portion of Naperville trailJul 16, 2013 2:26 pm - A portion of the West Branch Regional Trail near Ogden Avenue in Naperville will be closed for maintenance for two weeks beginning Monday, July 22, officials from the Du...
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DuPage forest preserve launches director searchJul 12, 2013 4:33 pm - The search for a new executive director to lead the DuPage County Forest Preserve District has begun in earnest, officials said Friday, more than a year after Brent Mann...
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Lake County museum prepares to unveil piece of Civil War historyJul 09, 2013 11:19 am - Hundreds of Civil War reenactors dressed in realistic uniforms and bearing authentic-looking weaponry will join thousands of history buffs at the Lake County Discovery M...
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Cornmeal again being ground at Graue MillJul 08, 2013 5:00 pm - Graue Mill miller Rus Strahan has given new literal meaning to putting his “nose to the grindstone” the past few days. Strahan, also vice president of the mill along Yor...
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Learn how the land in Illinois has changedJul 08, 2013 10:22 am - Learn about the cultural and natural heritage of Illinois in a July 18 “Learn from the Experts” program titled “Voices of the Land.” In researching his 2002 book, “A Nat...
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Forest board to change meeting siteJul 07, 2013 4:00 pm - When the Lake County Forest Preserve District board meets at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, it won’t be at the county building in Waukegan as usual. Instead, the 21 memb...
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Flag made for Lake County soldier in Civil War to get first public displayJul 06, 2013 8:00 am - A handmade tribute by a proud mom for her son who had joined the 96th Illinois Regiment during the Civil War will be on public display for the first time since it was cr...