Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Preservationist questions Discovery Museum relocationApr 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Lake Barrington resident Nancy Schumm realizes the horse is out of the barn, so to speak, but she plans to ask officials to reconsider moving the Lake County Discovery M...
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Lake County forest board weighing $71.9 million budgetApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials plan to spend about $71.9 million during the next fiscal year, a significant drop from the current year's $95.1 millio...
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Kane County bow hunting to continue, possibly expandApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - Hunters love it. Deer fans hate it. Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners believe continuing a bow hunting program in local forest preserves, and perhaps ex...
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Documentary on Cook County Forest Preserves airs May 15Apr 29, 2016 1:00 am - "Chicago's True Nature: The Forest Preserves of Cook County," a one-hour documentary that explores the natural wonders and history of the Forest Preserves of Cook County...
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Camp out in a Kane County forest preserveApr 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Make plans to "camp local" this year, with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You don't have to drive far or spend a fortune to experience camping - it's avai...
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Kane County forest budget 'thin' but balancedApr 27, 2016 5:30 am - A flat property tax levy and relatively minor increases in other income will result in a new Kane County Forest Preserve District budget that's "thin" but provides a lit...
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Find family-friendly bird fun in northern Illinois this weekendApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate International Migratory Bi...
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Wright farmhouse in Kane makes national historic registerApr 22, 2016 11:00 pm - The Muirhead farmhouse near Plato Center nearly became a neighbor to new ComEd power lines and towers last year. Instead, it's found itself the newest of about 70 proper...
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Bike the trails with a forest district rangerApr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Bicyclists can join a DuPage County Forest Preserve ranger for a tour of several preserves during the free "Ride the Trails" program offered this spring and summer. The ...
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Scenic outlook at Greene Valley opens April 30Apr 18, 2016 11:00 pm - You can see a soaring hawk, launch a model glider and see the Chicago skyline from 190 feet above the ground at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Greene Va...