Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Forest preserve district celebrates 100th anniversarySep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting more than 100 events from Sunday, Sept. 20, to Sunday, Sept. 27, to mark its 100 years protecting and restoring the land. ...
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Help plant oak trees Sept. 26 as part of National Public Lands DaySep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Help plant 600 oak trees in under three hours. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is calling for volunteers of all ages to help plant trees at LeRoy Oakes Fores...
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Dung offers clues to dinosaurs' existanceSep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - T. rex, the colossal dinosaur, was one of the largest predators. Judging by fossilized skeletons, SUE, the T. rex at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago being...
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Learn about volunteering with DuPage forest districtSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - People interested in helping others discover the wonders and recreational opportunities offered by the great outdoors can learn about volunteer opportunities with the Fo...
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Defense calls case against former forest IT staff a 'witch hunt'Sep 14, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors on Monday outlined a series of schemes in which they say a former DuPage County Forest Preserve employee and an outside vendor conspired to ste...
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Restoration work started at Mayslake courtyardSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Work has begun to restore the rear courtyard and breakfast porch area at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's historic Mayslake Hall at Mayslake Peabody Estat...
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GOP family picnic in Elk Grove Sept. 13Sep 09, 2015 1:00 am - The 35th annual Northwest Suburban Republican Family Picnic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Busse Woods Forest Preserve - Grove 27 in Elk Grove ...
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Cook Co. urges state leaders to release of forest preserve grantsSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County leaders are calling on state officials to release about $4.5 million in state and federal grant money awarded to the Forest Preserves of Cook County that has...
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Lombard man helps breathe life into Kline Creek FarmSep 07, 2015 6:45 am - Keith McClow's job title is education site manager of Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. But it may as well be time traveler. Because each morning, he dons a costume and ...
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Kline Creek Farm's Country Fair will bring visitors back to 1915 in DuPageSep 05, 2015 7:00 am - A time machine of sorts brings crowds back to Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago each year for the annual Country Fair. Usually, visitors are whisked back to farm life in ...