Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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St. James Farm poised to get water, sewer improvementsMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Work is set begin on a $2.9 million project to bring water and sewer to St. James Farm Forest Preserve near Warrenville, improvements needed for historic buildings at th...
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DuPage forest district to build long-delayed maintenance facilityMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - After a decade of delays, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is moving ahead with a once-controversial plan to construct a fleet management building in Blackw...
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McDowell Grove bridge replacement poised to beginMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - Work may start this month to replace an aging bridge at the entrance to McDowell Grove near Naperville. DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are expected to vote ...
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Trees in Elgin park, forest preserve in the way of Nicor projectMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - A Nicor Gas project that had some Elgin residents worried they'd lose their oak trees also involves trees in a city park and on forest preserve land. Nicor's easement ma...
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A gardener's guide to Creeping CharlieMay 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you have to choose your battles. I learned this with my kids long ago. I've learned it in my woodland garden at home, too. I have chosen not to fight Creeping...
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Tax levy will drop under new Lake County forest district budgetMay 11, 2017 5:34 am - Lake County property values have increased for the second consecutive year, but it won't cause a bump in the forest preserve district portion of property tax bills, offi...
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Longmeadow opponents find new hope in spiked Kane County land dealMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - Opponents of the Longmeadow Parkway project found new hope Thursday in a National Park Service ruling that invalidates a land swap Kane County officials need for the cur...
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Look, listen for migratory birds at celebrationMay 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Welcome back birds during the International Migratory Bird Day Celebration from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at LaBagh Woods, 5400 N. Cicero Ave., in Chicago. ...
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$1.87 million in upgrades planned for Fort Sheridan preserveMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Significant public access improvements scheduled to begin soon at the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve bordering Lake Michigan will nearly complete years of big-picture pla...
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Rain barrel, native plant sale in LibertyvilleMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Three local agencies will host their annual rain barrel, compost bin and native plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13, at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve, North...