Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Museums to share $15M in state moneyJan 11, 2013 6:49 am - Public museums in Illinois will share $15 million in state money for facility improvements and new exhibits. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the funding on Thursday. His office...
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Lake County forest district considers bond issueJan 09, 2013 4:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District plans to issue nearly $25 million in bonds to buy land and improve facilities as part of a large funding package approved by vot...
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Fire destroys vacant barn in Barrington areaJan 08, 2013 1:20 pm - No injuries were reported during a barn fire Tuesday afternoon on a vacant resident watchman property in the Cook County Forest Preserve District on Penny Road west of O...
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Tollway need could be bonus for Lake County forest districtJan 07, 2013 11:51 am - Good timing could result in significant land restoration and expanded public access to the Des Plaines River Trail in northern Lake County much sooner than expected and ...
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Forest preserve of Cook County to give tips on photographing natureJan 07, 2013 6:56 am - Forest Preserve District of Cook County hosts a new series of Photo Meet-Ups for professional and amateur photographers alike Submitted by Forest Preserve District of C...
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What are the ethics of collecting plants and wildlifeJan 06, 2013 4:55 am - This month, a familiar question came up about collecting in forest preserves. A visitor to the nature center had read that some native plants could be used as medicine ...
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Ice fishing a family event in CaryJan 05, 2013 3:07 pm - The Gerner family’s first attempt at ice fishing yielded just two little fish, but a lot of fun on Saturday in Cary. Traci and her husband Ross Gerner, of Johnsburg, and...
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Cook County Forest Preserve to host photo meet-upsJan 04, 2013 1:01 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County will host a series of photo meet-ups designed for photographers of all skill levels. Sessions will take place at 10 a.m. on t...
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Cook County poor farm to be preservedDec 25, 2012 4:22 pm - Imagine strolling through a wooded acreage once called home by early 20th-century occupants of a poor farm and patients of a tuberculosis infirmary. Imagine learning the...
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Suspect in 2010 Aurora attack wants DNA disallowedDec 21, 2012 11:46 am - The attorney for a 30-year-old Aurora man accused of attacking a woman in August 2010 at a garden plot in the city wants a judge to ban DNA evidence from being used in c...