Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Lake County Forest Preserve District’s summer concert series begins June 19Jun 12, 2012 8:07 am - Music lovers of many styles can see award-winning performers at the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s eight-week summer “Events in the Plaza” concert series in Inde...
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Lake County Forest Preserve offers kayaking classesJun 11, 2012 2:51 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will offer introductory kayaking classes on June 16 and June 23 at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. Th...
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Turtle caught in carp barrier, DuPage forest monitoringJun 11, 2012 12:29 pm - The DuPage County Forest Preserve is monitoring a barrier along the south bank of the Des Plaines River meant to keep out destructive Asian carp, but may also pose probl...
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DNA leads to charges in 2010 Aurora garden plot attackJun 11, 2012 10:00 am - DNA evidence has led to charges against an Aurora man for an August 2010 sex attack at the Oakhurst Forest Preserve community garden plots on the Aurora's east side. Tyr...
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Kids Nature Funfest:Jun 08, 2012 1:06 pm - A Kids Nature Funfest is set for 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. This free family event features nature exp...
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All aboard -- Fox River Trolley for Rails to VictoryJun 07, 2012 2:00 pm - Residents of South Elgin and the surrounding area will get a chance to travel back in history this weekend — all the way back to June 1944 in France. The Fox River Trol...
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Bloomingdale brothers part of youth birding movementJun 07, 2012 6:00 am - I’d arranged to interview the Deese brothers at Mallard Lake. It was near their home in Bloomingdale, and the name of the place seemed appropriate given the purpose of o...
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Democrat emerges in DuPage District 2 forest raceJun 06, 2012 4:18 pm - A new candidate has emerged in the race for the District 2 seat on the DuPage County Forest Preserve commission. Longtime nature volunteer Don Kirchenberg this week file...
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Two fishing derbies this weekend in Northwest suburbsJun 05, 2012 4:50 pm - Two fishing derbies are being held this weekend in the Northwest suburbs, with Cabela’s, the outdoors store in Hoffman Estates, a sponsor of both of them. On Saturday, t...
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Cook County Board remapping process winding downJun 05, 2012 3:14 pm - With none of the fireworks that accompanied the state’s legislative remapping process, the Cook County Board’s new district map could be approved before the month is ove...