Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage ready to make splash for spring trout seasonMar 15, 2012 8:39 am - DuPage anglers might want to consider warming up their casting arms in preparation for the opening of the spring rainbow trout season at 6 a.m. April 7 at three county f...
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Body found in Cook County forest preserveMar 14, 2012 1:11 pm - A man found dead from an apparent gunshot in the back parking lot of a Palatine forest preserve has been transported to the medical examiner’s office for investigation, ...
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DuPage forest investigates complaints of horse neglect at DanadaMar 14, 2012 12:00 am - Volunteers' concerns alleging mistreatment of some horses at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton have sparked an investigation by the DuPage Forest Preserve District...
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From sap to syrup at Kane County Forest PreserveMar 11, 2012 5:38 pm - Tim Fuller has been tapping the sugar maples on his Elburn property since February, collecting the clear sap and slowly boiling it down to delicious maple syrup. On Sun...
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Brush fire scorches 10 acres in Palatine forest preserveMar 11, 2012 1:33 pm - More than 50 firefighters from nine suburban departments battled a wind-powered brush fire Saturday that scorched about 10 acres of grass and marshland in Palatine’s Dee...
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15th District Lake board candidates spar on experienceMar 11, 2012 7:00 am - One of the Republican candidates for the Lake County Board's 15th District seat has held the post for 26 years. The other is a challenger who thinks it's time for new bl...
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Spring activities at forest preserves beckonMar 08, 2012 8:35 am - By Valerie Blaine Daily Herald Correspondent If you’d like to experience the excitement of spring outdoors, opportunities abound in the Kane County forest preserves. Che...
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The sights and sounds of March in the Fox ValleyMar 08, 2012 6:00 am - March is a dreary month. It's gray, it's muddy, it's cold. March, said storyteller Garrison Keillor, is the month that God made “to show people who don't drink what a ha...
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Cancer researcher speaks:Mar 07, 2012 1:30 pm - Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, 2005 winner of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, will speak at the Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home in Libertyville Sunday, March 11 at 2 ...
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I want to hear birds, not crowdsMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - I urge the Kane County Board and the Kane County Forest Preserve District to “keep the promise” of developing Settlers Hill by reforesting it. A legacy of preservation s...