Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Kane County Forest Preserves offer antidote to digital worldFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Medical reports cite all sorts of trouble for those of us, especially kids, who stare at a computer or mobile device screen all day. These problems with eyes, necks and ...
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Costs increase, work accelerates to move and improve museumFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - The cost to relocate and reinvent the Lake County Discovery Museum has increased $350,000, or by more than 20 percent, as work involving exhibits and other elements prog...
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Ryerson Woods hosting maple syrup hikesFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Registration is open for maple syrup hikes Saturdays and Sundays, March 11-26, at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods. Led by Lake County Forest Preserve nature educators, the ...
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DuPage to target adult mosquitoes in forest preservesFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - DuPage County has a new tool in its ongoing battle against mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus and other diseases. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County this ...
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Hoffman Estates to consider tax break for 184-acre developmentFeb 07, 2017 4:30 am - Hoffman Estates officials are still moving through the preliminary stages of their review of a 184-acre residential and retail development at the northwest corner of rou...
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Waukegan National Airport officials seek rights for forest preserve propertyFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve was incorrectly identified in an earlier version of this story. The Lake County Forest Preserve District is willing to consider gr...
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Picosa to perform at MayslakeFeb 05, 2017 10:00 pm - The next installment of Music at Mayslake will acquaint the audience with chamber music written by Chicago-area composers. Picosa performs at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, i...
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Strong yet humble: Meet the ironwood treeFeb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Ironwood is a tree that's easy to overlook in our crowded woods. It doesn't have the stature of the majestic oaks, nor the bold presence of the hickories. It doesn't p...
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Get valentine ideas from MCCD nature programJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Rediscover nature in winter with McHenry County Conservation District programs, including a "Paint & Sip Party," "Natural Valentine," and "Secrets of Snow." Visit www.MC...
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Projects could be added to forest district's 10-year spending planJan 28, 2017 12:00 am - A tunnel for the Millennium Trail near Antioch and a wildlife observation platform near Winthrop Harbor are among the proposed projects that soon could be added to the L...