Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Free museum tickets:Sep 25, 2014 1:01 am - You can enjoy the exhibits at the Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda for free on Saturday, Sept. 27, thanks to a national promotion. Museum Day Live! is an annua...
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DuPage forest preserve hires executive director for third timeSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners have - for the third time - approved a contract for the district's next executive director. John Lapinski originally was slat...
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Third Des Plaines River Trail Bike Ride returns SaturdaySep 18, 2014 1:01 am - A community bike ride this weekend will take cyclists not quite over the river - but next to it - and through the woods in Des Plaines. The 9-mile, family-friendly Des P...
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Farm heritage festival this weekendSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will host its 22nd annual farm heritage festival celebrating farm life from the turn of the century to the present, from 9 a.m. ...
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Forest preserve needs third vote to hire executive directorSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - For the third time in five weeks, DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are slated to hire the same person to become the district's next executive director. This t...
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County candidates say jobs, spending are prioritiesSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Both candidates running for the Lake County Board's 10th District seat say economic concerns will be among their top priorities if elected in November. The details of th...
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Lake County museum sells Civil War newspaper collection to Cantigny estateSep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - In a small attic room at the Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda, Diana Dretske and Katherine Hamilton-Smith carefully open a large hardcover book and turn pages ...
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Lake County museum offers look at White House lifeSep 16, 2014 1:00 am - Visitors to the Lake County Discovery Museum can take an intimate look at life inside the White House with the new exhibition “The President's Photographer: 50 Years Ins...
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Head out to a fall festival this SaturdaySep 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Several fall festivals set for this weekend in the Fox Valley offer a variety of ways to welcome the new season. Each festival has a different focus - history, healthy l...
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The sandhill crane: A restoraton success storySep 13, 2014 6:00 am - Imagine that the robin was an endangered species. If one landed in your yard, it would be pretty exciting. Or, what if the cardinal were a rare bird? The sight of a bri...