Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Major upgrades coming for Duerr Preserve; $400K state grant to help fund $1.24M projectJul 15, 2022 6:00 am - The Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve, 35W003 Route 31, St. Charles Township, will receive a $400,000 state grant toward the Forest Preserve District of Kane County's $1.24 m...
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Renovations to begin on historic Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook; First Folio shows will go onJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Construction fences are ready to go up around Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook starting Monday, July 18. Renovations on the 1920s Tudor revival-style mansion were supposed to ...
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State grants awarded to DuPage County park districts and forest preservesJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded more than $5.3 million in state grants to improve DuPage County parks and forest preserves. The grants were mad...
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Constable: Why it's been a banner year for pelicans and suburban birdersJul 12, 2022 5:30 am - During the first half century of Kane County Audubon's annual spring bird count, the record for the most American white pelicans seen was six. This year, members saw 128...
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Kane County Forest Preserve seeks volunteers to collect invasive crawfishJul 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District is seeking volunteers to help roundup rusty crayfish, an invasive species, from local streams and rivers. The event is scheduled...
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Go native in your garden with Fall Tree and Shrub Sale; online ordering begins Aug. 1Jul 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Find the perfect native tree or shrub for your yard by shopping the DuPage Forest Preserve District's Fall Native Tree and Shrub Sale. Online ordering begins Monday, Aug...
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DuPage Forest Preserve's Danada heronry thriving once again with great blue heronsJul 01, 2022 6:00 am - When leading a bird walk, I'm secretly grateful whenever a great blue heron comes into view. Lurking on the edge of a pond, or rowing across the sky, a "GBH" always make...
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Krause, Murphy lead Republican race for DuPage County Forest Preserve District boardJun 28, 2022 7:30 pm - Don Krause and Al Murphy were overwhelmingly chosen by Republican primary election voters to be nominees for two seats on the DuPage County Forest Preserve District boar...
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Lake County Forest Preserve officer injured in Lincolnshire crashJun 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Lake County Forest Preserve police officer suffered serious injuries in a crash at the intersection of routes 21 and 22 in Lincolnshire Friday night while responding t...
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Four seek GOP nod for two DuPage County Forest Preserve seatsJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - The entire leadership of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District will be up for grabs during the November election. Due to redistricting last year, all six district r...