Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage County can pursue proposed stormwater feeAug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new state law giving DuPage County the ability to impose a countywide stormwater utility fee. Still, it could take years for DuPage officials...
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Pay cuts in store for elected DuPage forest preserve officialsAug 14, 2013 5:30 am - After months of discussion, DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners appear ready to cut the pay of future commissioners and presidents. With the exception o...
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Rescued baby turtles set free in DuPage preserveAug 13, 2013 5:43 pm - Seven turtle hatchlings that appeared doomed when a car hit their pregnant mother were given a second chance at life Tuesday morning at a DuPage County forest preserve. ...
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Public invited to ribbon-cutting, picnic at Big Rock CampgroundAug 07, 2013 3:33 pm - Submitted by Kane County Forest Preserve District The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Big Rock Campground will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The public is invited to ...
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DuPage County, forest preserve still at odds over stormwater feeAug 07, 2013 5:15 am - DuPage County Board members say the forest preserve district could have saved significant lobbyist fees and the cost of long-distance calls to Springfield simply by aski...
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Political group rallies on bridges to call for impeachment of ObamaAug 06, 2013 1:46 pm - Bikers on the overpass above I-290/Route 53 near Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village wove past protesters Tuesday afternoon, all who want President Barack Obama out of offi...
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Forest preserve district finds new way to share history onlineAug 05, 2013 9:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District has added a new resource to its educational offerings, a channel on the website Historypin that shares photos and stories of d...
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Cook Co. preserve converts gas-burning mowers to propaneAug 02, 2013 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Forest Preserve of Cook County officials say the agency is taking a small but notable step to help the environment. The forest preserve is converting some of i...
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$20 million renovation starting at Willowbrook Wildlife CenterAug 02, 2013 5:30 am - A $20 million, three-phase renovation of Glen Ellyn's Willowbrook Wildlife Center will begin by Labor Day. Recent approval by the village board cleared the way for the f...
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Coroner: Police bean bags killed 95-year-old manJul 29, 2013 3:47 pm - The Cook County medical examiner’s office says a 95-year-old suburban man died from being shot with a police bean bag gun. John Warna died Saturday following a scuffle w...