Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Resurfacing at Independence GroveAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Starting the week of Sept. 14, the roads and parking lots within Independence Grove Forest Preserve, Route 137 east of Route 21 near Libertyville, will be resurfaced. Du...
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Spread the word … and the mulchAug 14, 2015 7:00 am - Volcanic activity is on the rise in Kane County. Volcanoes? Here? Yes, indeed, and they're killing trees in Kane County. The volcanoes are made of mulch instead of lava....
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Former Horizon Farms owner sues forest preserve over trespassing arrestAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - A former owner of the Horizon Farms property in Barrington Hills is suing the Forest Preserve of Cook County, claiming her civil rights were violated last year when she ...
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Cooperation celebrated on Busse Woods dam projectAug 12, 2015 12:30 pm - State, county and village officials gathered at the Busse Woods dam near Elk Grove Village Wednesday morning to celebrate unprecedented government cooperation that's exp...
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Music fest to benefit Lake County forest preservesAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - A day of music and family fun while in support of the Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves will be offered at the 3rd Annual Fred Fest from 1 p.m....
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Regeneration in nature topic of exhibition at Ryerson WoodsAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - A new group exhibition "Regeneration: The Nature of Transformation" will open with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods...
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DuPage forest preserve making case to stay independentAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Failed attempts by state lawmakers in recent years to return oversight of DuPage County's forest preserves to the county board have inspired the forest preserve district...
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Membership loss sinking Lake Minear beach near LibertyvilleAug 08, 2015 7:00 am - Generations of Libertyville-area residents spent summers at Lake Minear, a former gravel mine affectionately known as the pit. A community staple since it opened in 1957...
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Chicago Steel hockey team moving to Kane CountyAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - It's been more than a decade since Kane County was home to a junior level hockey team. But starting next month, the Fox Valley Ice Arena will be the home ice for the Chi...
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Lake County forest district gets state OK to lease office spaceAug 03, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District could go to market with a portion of its general office building in Libertyville after a change in state law. Gov. Bruce Rauner ...