Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Group to seek input on possible changes to Graue Mill damJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - A group working to improve DuPage County's rivers will seek public input about a potentially controversial idea to modify the Graue Mill dam at Fullersburg Woods in Oak ...
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Pavilion, disc golf course unveiled at Rolling Knolls Forest PreserveJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County Tuesday evening celebrated the completion of a pavilion and professional-level disc golf course in the Rolling Knolls Forest Preserve in ...
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Take step back in time at Living History Open HouseJul 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Step back in time to the 1850s and World War I at McHenry County Conservation District's Living History Open House, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Powers-Wa...
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ATV crash victim identified as Deerfield manJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - A man who suffered cardiac arrest after an all-terrain vehicle crash early Sunday at a Lake County Forest Preserve site near Buffalo Grove has been identified as a 35-ye...
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Civil War era lives on at Lake County encampmentJul 09, 2017 1:00 am - More than 150 years after the last bullets and cannonballs of the Civil War flew, the battle between North and South continues to fascinate millions of Americans. Hundre...
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150 new acres, $1.79 million building coming to Kane forest preservesJul 08, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District officials will proceed, with some trepidation, on construction of a $1.79 million building in the Mill Creek Greenway. They're conce...
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Trail to link Greene Valley with Whalon LakeJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - Two large forest preserves in south Naperville - one in DuPage County and the other in Will County - will be connected by a new 1.25-mile trail beginning next year, offi...
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Learn about bat ecology July 16 at Peck Farm ParkJul 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. You can learn more about bats and their ecology during a July 16 "Learn from the Experts" nature program. "Bats: Illino...
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How carriage driving could come to Wauconda-area preserveJul 03, 2017 5:30 am - Unlike horse racing, carriage driving is not the Sport of Kings. But for some equestrians it offers a unique combination of excitement and relaxation. "It's exhilarating...
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Forest preserve plans Mayslake open houseJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the Mayslake mansion and enjoy live music and theater, art projects, hikes, archery and fishing at "Discover Mayslake" Saturday, ...