Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Waukegan man tortured before being killed, police sayJun 22, 2012 12:39 pm - The Waukegan man whose body was found in a Barrington-area pond had been tortured and killed in retribution for a crime that police say he didn’t commit. David Campbell,...
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DuPage forest launches transparency portalJun 22, 2012 10:53 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve District officials have begun rolling out their transparency initiative announced earlier this year with the launch of a “Transparency Port...
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Grand Avenue underpass work:Jun 21, 2012 5:57 pm - Construction of an underpass on Grand Avenue, just west of Route 45 in Lindenhurst, begins July 9. The work is part of Millennium Trail extension through Fourth Lake For...
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Kids can learn about frogsJun 21, 2012 5:57 pm - Kids can learn about a frog’s life cycle in a “Little Hikers” program at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville on June 24. The session is set to start...
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Four charged with 2011 murder of Waukegan man found in Barrington-area forest preserveJun 21, 2012 12:00 pm - Four people have been charged with the murder of a Waukegan man whose body was found in Penny Road Pond near Barrington about a year ago, Waukegan authorities said Thurs...
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DuPage agency abandons veterans home planJun 21, 2012 10:48 am - The DuPage Housing Authority officially has scrapped its plan to convert a landmark house at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve into a home for retired veterans. Instead, i...
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Belleau Woods in Wheaton may not qualify for state distinctionJun 20, 2012 10:00 am - As the DuPage County Forest Preserve prepares to nominate Belleau Woods in Wheaton for state-sanctioned protection this month, there is concern the site may be too small...
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DuPage forest passes $42 million budgetJun 19, 2012 12:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials have approved a total operating budget of nearly $42 million for 2012-13, a decrease of more than 4 percent from last year. “...
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Forest preserves feature importance of pollinatorsJun 19, 2012 8:29 am - Did you know 75 percent of the world’s flowering plants rely on animal pollinators? Or that one-third of the food we eat would not exist without these varied creatures? ...
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Two more DuPage preserves may get extra protectionJun 18, 2012 5:30 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is continuing efforts to add extra layers of protection to several of its sites, hoping to gain Illinois Nature Preserve statu...