Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Police release photos of possible suspect in attackJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Police on Friday released photos of a possible suspect in a recent attack of a runner near Libertyville. The images depict a man with dark hair who could be in his 20s. ...
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Moving Picture: Grayslake man protecting blue heronsJun 20, 2014 1:00 am - Bird-watcher Jack Nowak of Grayslake looked through a spotting scope as two adult great blue herons fed their young in a nest high on a platform at the Almond Marsh Rook...
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Plan to ease flooding along Salt Creek is comingJun 19, 2014 5:30 am - Engineers will put together final blueprints for changes to the Busse Woods Dam in an effort to alleviate flooding along Salt Creek in Cook and DuPage counties. Elk Grov...
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Forest district gathers input on Horizon FarmsJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County Forest Preserve District hosted its first public meeting Wednesday night to get input on what should be done with Horizon Farms, the nearly 400-acre Barr...
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Wildlife center to temporarily close to visitorsJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn will be closed to visitors for several days next week so crews can finish work on a new parking lot. But the native wildlife ed...
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Authorities investigating body of man found in preserveJun 19, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday evening in a wooded area along the Des Plaines River at the Lake Carina Forest Preserve n...
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Discovery Museum gets grant:Jun 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Discovery Museum has been awarded a $750,000 state grant that will be used to store and protect its collection. The grant is part of a $20 million state ...
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Attempted assault on bike trail near Libertyville under investigationJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - A female runner who was grabbed from behind Sunday on a trail near Libertyville was able to fend off the attacker in what police say was an isolated "crime of opportunit...
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Volunteers plant native shrubs in Libertyville Township Open SpaceJun 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Twenty-three volunteers recently labored for four hours while planting 160 trees and shrubs on a portion of Libertyville Township Open Space. Volunteers of all ages work...
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DuPage forest preserve volunteer hired as paid consultantJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - A retired Wheaton barber who has been serving as an unpaid adviser to DuPage County Forest Preserve President D. "Dewey" Pierotti now will get paid $25,000 a year for hi...