Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Cook County Forest Preserve to host photo meet-upsJan 04, 2013 1:01 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County will host a series of photo meet-ups designed for photographers of all skill levels. Sessions will take place at 10 a.m. on t...
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Cook County poor farm to be preservedDec 25, 2012 4:22 pm - Imagine strolling through a wooded acreage once called home by early 20th-century occupants of a poor farm and patients of a tuberculosis infirmary. Imagine learning the...
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Suspect in 2010 Aurora attack wants DNA disallowedDec 21, 2012 11:46 am - The attorney for a 30-year-old Aurora man accused of attacking a woman in August 2010 at a garden plot in the city wants a judge to ban DNA evidence from being used in c...
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Picnic permits to go on sale Jan. 2Dec 19, 2012 1:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County will begin selling 2013 picnic permits in-person on Wednesday, Jan. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Forest Preserve District ...
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Cook County approves forest preserve budgetDec 19, 2012 9:41 am - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously passed the proposed 2013 budget, which calls for expenditures of $189 million, and no ...
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Winter solstice in the suburbs: How, why and where to celebrateDec 18, 2012 7:00 am - Solstice actually means “sun stands still,” and is a phenomenon observed twice a year, in the winter and summer. During these periods, the sun is at its farthest point ...
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Kline Creek Farm shows how different Christmas was 120 years agoDec 16, 2012 7:00 pm - Visitors to Kline Creek Farm this weekend found out what Christmas was like in DuPage County in the 1890s. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County opened the doors...
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Hoscheit re-elected Kane County Forest Preserve presidentDec 11, 2012 1:09 pm - Though rumors were rampant he would see a challenge, John Hoscheit will remain the president of the Kane County Forest Preserve District for another term. Multiple fore...
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Ice-fishing tournament coming to BlackwellDec 10, 2012 11:35 am - Anglers of all ages are packing their jigs and tip-ups and sharpening their augers in preparation for next month’s Hard-Water Classic Ice-Fishing Tournament. Sponsored b...
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Bird-watching program at Fermilab accesses normally off-limits areasDec 08, 2012 1:07 pm - Alan Robertson was introduced to bird-watching decades ago by his parents, who knew Joel Carl Welty, an internationally known expert and author of “The Life of Birds.” E...