Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Fox River Bluff West closed until Oct. 24 for parking lot workOct 19, 2014 11:00 pm - Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve will be closed through Oct. 24 due to scheduled parking lot improvements at the St. Charles preserve. Fox River Bluff West is one of...
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Saturday Soapbox Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors.Oct 18, 2014 5:01 am - Bless our readers: Milton Township Supervisor Chris Heidorn was "praying for a miracle" when the township food pantry was down to its last $681 - possibly not enoug...
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Enjoy fall colors at River Trails Fall Festival SundayOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Over the next two weeks, trees across the Chicago region will hit peak fall color. One of the most dramatic places to see the leaves change is at River Trail Nature Cent...
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DuPage may take fresh look at former landfillsOct 16, 2014 5:30 am - Nearly two decades have passed since DuPage County Forest Preserve officials created a master plan to transform two shuttered garbage dumps into recreation havens. The q...
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Youth sports could use part of new Kane forest preserve siteOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Youth soccer, baseball and lacrosse players will have more room to play, under a plan to use part of the now publicly owned Gum farm near Elburn. The Kane County Forest ...
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Endorsements: Murphy, Burns for DuPage forest preserve boardOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in two contested DuPage County Forest Preserve districts will be asked to choose between incumbent commissioners and their challengers during the Nov. 4 election....
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Kane County forest preserve looking for volunteersOct 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Share your time and talent with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County and help restore, protect and maintain your local forest preserves. Volunteers are needed in ...
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Half of Kane board misses at least 22% of meetingsOct 15, 2014 5:30 am - New numbers show nearly half the Kane County Board elected at the end of 2012 missed at least 22 percent of all meetings but still received the full salary, pension and ...
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Pumpkin Trolley ready to roll from museumOct 14, 2014 11:00 pm - The Fox River Trolley Museum's Pumpkin Trolley will take families to the "Ole Pumpkin Patch" starting this weekend. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through ...
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Trout season in Cook County Forest Preserves begins SaturdayOct 13, 2014 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County's 2014 fall inland trout fishing season will start at dawn on Saturday, Oct. 18. Catchable-sized rainbow trout (1/2 to 3/4 pounds av...