Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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District closes popular fishing areas for the start of spring trout seasonApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry County Conservation District announced today that many of the county's most popular locations for trout fishing will be closed through April 30 to prevent th...
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Keep your distance, Lake County forest preserve visitors told, or preserves will closeApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County forest preserves and trails are open, but officials warn that can quickly change if visitors don't practice safe distancing. So far, those using the preserve...
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McHenry County Conservation District announces additional closuresMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Conservation District is doing all they can to keep employees, visitors and residents as healthy and safe as possible. In response to the guidance by ...
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Preckwinkle: Forest preserves will stay open, if visitors follow guidelinesMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County intends to keep most of its forest preserves open during the state's stay-at-home order, but that could change quickly if visitors don't abide by safe distan...
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'Be a good citizen': Park districts, forest preserves say keep spaced apart or they'll shut downMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - It was that warm, sunny day earlier this week when a Palatine Park District employee came across an unsettling sight: a game of pickleball. The assistant superintendent...
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DuPage County postpones trout season openingMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The spring rainbow trout season opener, originally scheduled for April 4, has been postponed indefinitely at three DuPage Forest Preserve District lakes in keeping with ...
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Tree-trimming projects to briefly close portions of Fox River Trail and Illinois Prairie PathMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Three tree-trimming projects will prompt intermittent closures of portions of the Fox River Trail in South Elgin and St. Charles, and the Illinois Prairie Path in South ...
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History museum program looks at history of picture postcardsMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Before the advent of social media, people seeking a quick and easy way to communicate used postcards. On Feb. 27, 1861, Congress passed an act that allowed privately pri...
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Work progressing on $7.5 million creek restoration near WarrenvilleMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Construction is expected to be completed later this year on a roughly $7.5 million restoration of a stretch of creek that runs through Blackwell Forest Preserve near War...
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Piece of Kenosha history sent home from Lake CountyMar 23, 2020 5:30 am - A weathered and worn old wagon that has been in storage in Lake County for more than 50 years is back home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and its host is delighted to have the r...