Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Wehrli leading in DuPage Forest Preserve District 5Mar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Republican incumbent Mary Lou Wehrli appears on her way to capturing her party's nomination for the District 5 seat she currently holds on the DuPage Forest Preserve Dis...
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Illinois state parks and other facilities closedMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Want to burn off some coronavirus anxiety by taking a walk in the woods? Forget heading to an Illinois state park. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources on Monday...
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Kane County Forest Preserve District announces safety closures and cancellationsMar 15, 2020 11:00 pm - With growing concern about foronavirus (COVID-19), the Forest Preserve District of Kane County announced a number of temporary closures, cancellations and schedule adjus...
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Skunk Cabbage hunt attracts more than just pollinators at Bliss WoodsMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The fresh smell of skunk cabbage was floating through the air at Bliss Woods in Sugar Grove. Normally upward of 20 to 30 plus people show up for early spring programs ac...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District programs canceledMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District has canceled all programming beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, March 13, through Tuesday, March 31. Educational facilities, including...
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Final weekend of Festival of the Sugar Maples canceledMar 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Because McHenry County Conservation District's Festival of the Sugar Maples event can attract roughly 600 visitors per day, and health officials have encouraged citizens...
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Five-0 5K Race to benefit the 100 Club set for May 3Mar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Deadline to register for the Five-0 5K Race to benefit the 100 Club of Lake and Cook Counties is April 17. The event is Sunday, May 3, at Independence Grove Forest Pres...
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Buffalo Grove resident Marah Altenberg appointed to Lake County BoardMar 10, 2020 1:00 am - Longtime Buffalo Grove resident Marah Altenberg was appointed Tuesday to fill the vacant 20th District seat on the Lake County Board. Altenberg, youth community director...
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Will old building yields clues to Lake County history?Mar 07, 2020 12:00 am - With a delicate touch, an excavator operator this week stripped away the siding from the original section of the former archives building at Lakewood Forest Preserve nea...
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Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake CountyMar 05, 2020 5:00 am - Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake County