Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Fred Fest forest preserve fundraiser returns Aug. 18Aug 13, 2018 1:00 am - Fred Fest returns from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Fox River Forest Preserve in Port Barrington. The event features a diverse lineup of local bands, foo...
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Fisherman who drowned near Libertyville identifiedAug 13, 2018 1:00 am - A man who drowned while fishing near Libertyville Saturday has been identified as 25-year-old Nicholas Bishop of McCullom Lake, according to the Lake County coroner's of...
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Ranger: Fisherman's body recovered at Independence GroveAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve personnel have recovered the body of a man who fell in the water while fishing Saturday at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libert...
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Track 'Monarch's Great Migration' Aug. 26 with McHenry County Conservation DistrictAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - It is almost time for the majestic monarch butterflies to begin their mass migrations south. Join the McHenry County Conservation District in exploring this incredible ...
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Forest preserve enacts changes after deaths of 3 Busse Woods elkAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County plans this fall to replace three elk found dead in Busse Woods last year — possibly as a result of dehydration — while officials say ...
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Lake County officials likely to give skull, arrowhead to Ho-Chunk NationAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - A human skull and an arrowhead considered part of Native American history will likely be given to Ho-Chunk Nation after 61 years in Lake County. The items, described as ...
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Suburban Heroes: How forest officers made split-second decision that saved manAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - In the parking lot of a DuPage County forest preserve, a distraught man sits in the driver's seat of his car with both hands to his face and a semi-automatic handgun at ...
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Five local departments team up for action-packed Night Out Aug .7Aug 01, 2018 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Conservation District, McHenry County Sheriff's Office, the City of McHenry Police Department and the McHenry and Wonder Lake fire protection district...
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Seven young seagulls return to the wild after rehab in DuPage CountyAug 01, 2018 1:00 am - Several young seagulls emerge from open crates along the edge of a lake in a forest preserve near Itasca. But instead of immediately taking flight, they stop and stand ...
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Residents provide ideas for historic barn near NapervilleJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - Mary Lou Wehrli has long called on the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to find potential uses for a historic barn it owns near Naperville. It's now clear Wehrl...