Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Kids learn about veggies in 'Fresh from the Garden' programAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Around 20 children and their caregivers got a firsthand look a vegetables on Wednesday. The Lake County Forest Preserve District held a "Fresh from the Garden" event at ...
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St. James Farm to get water service from WheatonAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - St. James Farm is scheduled to get water next year from Wheaton as part of a roughly $2.9 million plan to connect the property to the city's distribution system. DuPage ...
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Did you know ragweed is part of the ambrosia family?Aug 15, 2016 5:30 am - Ambrosia - ah! Just the sound of the word is pleasing. Ragweed - ugh! The sound of that word makes us shudder. Ragweed is ambrosia, botanically speaking. Ambrosia is th...
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Kline Farm Country Fair offers 1890s funAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Visitors can experience a page from DuPage County's agricultural past with games, acrobatic jugglers, a genuine flea circus, horse-drawn wagon rides and other entertainm...
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Group making push to preserve McKee House near Glen EllynAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - Preservationists are hoping to rally support for the McKee House near Glen Ellyn and convince its owner - the DuPage County Forest Preserve District - that the building ...
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New trails coming to Hidden Lake Forest PreserveAug 11, 2016 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to bring 3,200 new feet of trail to Hidden Lake Forest Preserve i...
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Historic course beckons runners to Raceway 5KAug 10, 2016 5:30 am - No engines will be starting on Saturday, Aug. 13, but there will be plenty of racing going on at the Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Carpentersville. Rotary Club of Car...
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Bike trail dead end at Carol Stream will soon be historyAug 10, 2016 5:00 am - Bicyclists taking a spin on a trail along the DuPage River's west branch will no longer hit a frustrating dead end in Carol Stream. This fall, construction is expected t...
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Fred Fest features diverse musicAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Fred Fest returns to the Fox River Forest Preserve in Port Barrington, from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. There is no rain date. The event features a diverse lineup of ...
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St. James Farm may get municipal water from Wheaton, open buildings to publicAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - A roughly $2.9 million plan to bring municipal water to St. James Farm Forest Preserve could make it possible for historic buildings at the site near Warrenville to be o...