Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Campton hopefuls diverge on Fox Mill open spaceMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - Candidates seeking one of three, 4-year seats on the Campton Hills Village Board have differing views on how the situation over open space in the Fox Mill subdivision - ...
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Eastern newt slithers along at LeRoy OakesMar 16, 2017 11:00 pm - This year, of course, spring came in February. That's when Kane County Forest Preserve District Naturalist Josh Libman was hiking at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. C...
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What will Kane County forest district's $50 million buy?Mar 16, 2017 1:00 am - Perhaps the biggest question for Kane County voters weighing a $50 million tax increase referendum from the Kane County Forest Preserve District on April 4 is how will t...
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Learn all about skunk cabbage at March 19 nature programMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - With a name like skunk cabbage, this is not the kind of spring wildflower most people look for - but it is one of the most fascinating botanical wonders of our woods. Jo...
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Forest Preserve programs help preschoolers explore the natural worldMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Hibernators, rain and flowers will be the themes for spring's preschooler nature programs by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. On Thursday, March 23, "Wake Up...
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Why homeowner considers Kane County Forest Preserve District an 'enemy for life'Mar 11, 2017 12:00 am - Bob Oury always envisioned his 900-acre homestead near the Freeman-Kane Forest Preserve would one day merge with the surrounding natural setting as open space everyone w...
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Life-size dinosaur in the works for Lake County museumMar 10, 2017 4:15 am - When the repurposed and expanded museum run by the Lake County Forest Preserve District reopens later this year, visitors will be greeted by a full-scale model dinosaur ...
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DuPage entities working together to save moneyMar 09, 2017 4:15 am - Forced to do more with less, DuPage County government and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are doing more together. County and forest preserve officials sai...
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Lake County Forest Preserve police in line for pay hikes under new contractMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Full-time ranger police officers with the Lake County Forest Preserve District would get annual salary increases amounting to 5.5 percent as part of a four-year pact bei...
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Lake forest preserve hosts open house for volunteersMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will host a volunteer open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at its general offices, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyv...