Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Moon may have once been part of EarthDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "Was the moon actually part of the Earth before that meteor crash?" asked a camper from the Lake County Forest Preserve Fishing Camp offered last summ...
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Cook County forest preserve picnic grove reservations begin Jan. 4Dec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - The new year is quickly approaching, and many people are already planning their gatherings and special events for 2016. With 283 picnic groves, many with shelters, the F...
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Apply for Cook forest preserve permits beginning Jan. 4Dec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Online and in-person applications for picnic grove and shelter permits in the Forest Preserves of Cook County next year will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4. Permits are ...
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DuPage poised to approve horse retirement policyDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - A policy that would ensure "the humane retirement" of horses belonging to the DuPage County Forest Preserve District is expected to be approved next week. Forest preserv...
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Forest preserve police chief to lead associationDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - John Tannahill, the top safety officer for the Lake County Forest Preserve District, has been elected to head the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association in 2016. Befor...
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DuPage forest preserve considers policy for retiring horsesDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is considering a policy that would prevent its horses from being sold at auctions when they retire. Instead, the district migh...
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Kline Creek volunteer named state's top beekeeperDec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Lawrence DuBose, a volunteer with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago, was named Beekeeper of the Year by the Illinois State...
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Visitors get close view of wildlife, Santa at Glen Ellyn centerDec 05, 2015 12:00 am - Think about the animals of Christmas and all sorts of images immediately come to mind. Reindeer, of course. Cute little puppies under the tree. Lambs in the manger. Mayb...
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No Cubs, no additional revenue for Kane County CougarsDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The Kane County Cougars earned $278,469 less in sponsorship and advertising revenue than it did at this point last year. And that means the Kane County Forest Preserve ...
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Former DuPage forest preserve exec to be sentencedDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge Thursday reaffirmed his ruling from October when he found former DuPage County Forest Preserve District information technology manager David Tepper...