Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Forest preserve district banks on weather, marketing to reverse golf slumpMar 29, 2012 5:00 pm - The early spring has shoved golf courses out of dormancy way ahead of schedule in more ways than one. “It's as if they are cutting (grass) on a schedule that's similar t...
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Elk Grove seeks grant for Busse dam studyMar 29, 2012 4:18 pm - Elk Grove Village is seeking a $750,000 state grant to complete engineering and environmental impact studies for the Busse Dam project aimed at alleviating flooding alon...
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DuPage forest district lowers fees for professional photographersMar 29, 2012 8:30 am - Sheila Rutledge is about to save some money. In response to her long-running complaints, the DuPage Forest Preserve District is lowering the fee it charges to profession...
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DuPage looking toward improvements at St. James FarmMar 28, 2012 2:56 pm - DuPage Forest Preserve officials are poised to approve improvements for St. James Farm, and to keep Willowbrook Wildlife Center waiting, after a move to refinance $38 mi...
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Vet: Danada horses overweight but care is ‘positive’Mar 27, 2012 6:34 pm - Danada gets positive review, though horses are overweight
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St. Francis looking for part of Belleau WoodsMar 26, 2012 4:16 pm - St. Francis Catholic High School officials say student safety is at the heart of their request to build parking, an access road and a football field in the neighboring B...
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Major Wauconda-area road project benefits Lakewood Forest PreserveMar 26, 2012 2:00 pm - Visitors to Lakewood Forest Preserve will benefit from a major Lake County Division of Transportation road improvement project planned to begin this spring near Wauconda...
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Preckwinkle to appear in Palatine for Earth DayMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - The Northwest Cook County Group of the Sierra Club is offering a number of free events to area residents in celebration of Earth Day 2012. An Illinois prairie photograph...
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Ash Borer put an end to more trees in Jon Duerr Forest PreserveMar 23, 2012 8:22 am - Submitted by Kane County Forest Preserve District Another round of ash trees infected with Emerald Ash Borer is being removed from Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve in South ...
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Little choice, but some options, on golf courseMar 21, 2012 11:34 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District Board finds itself in a political sand trap over its decision not to build a golf course at the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve. T...