Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Special windows at forest district's new education center will be a lifesaver for birdsDec 26, 2022 4:00 am - Lake forest district wants to keep them safe at new education center
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Kane County Forest Preserve District director retires: 'This is what I was meant to do'Dec 22, 2022 12:00 am - Since Monica Meyers took the helm of the Kane County Forest Preserve District in 2004, the preserves have more than tripled in size, from roughly 7,000 acres to 23,000 a...
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Miniature cathedrals exhibit featured at Dunn Museum in LibertyvilleDec 09, 2022 5:01 am - A special exhibition titled "Color and Light: Charles Warner's Miniature Cathedrals" is running through Jan. 8, 2023, at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville. The...
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Newly elected forest preserve district board sworn inDec 08, 2022 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's newly elected seven-member Board of Commissioners - all incumbents - took their oaths of office and determined how long e...
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Members sworn in to streamlined Lake County BoardDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - The number of Lake County Board seats officially has dropped from 21 to 19, but leadership roles remain unchanged as Democrats maintain an overwhelming majority. Three n...
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Sign up now for Little Saplings nature programsDec 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Registration is now open for the winter sessions of "Little Saplings," a fun nature program series for children ages 3 to 5, presented by the Forest Preserve District of...
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Get ready for a flurry of winter fun at DuPage County Forest PreservesDec 03, 2022 10:00 pm - Embrace winter with a flurry of outdoor fun in the DuPage forest preserves, which offer residents plenty of reasons to get outside and play this winter. Snow tubing ...
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Clearing project to improve migratory bird habitat begins Dec. 1 at FabyanDec 01, 2022 10:00 pm - A multiyear project to clear invasive trees and brush from the east side of Fabyan Forest Preserve will get a big boost this winter, thanks in large part to funding from...
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Bike repair stations popping up around the suburbsNov 25, 2022 5:00 am - With more electric vehicles purring along roadways, charging stations are key to widespread acceptance by skeptical motorists. Surprisingly, cyclists are already blessed...
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Waukegan's Paul Klonowski helps keep Des Plaines River clean and healthyNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - As trash collector in chief for nearly 15 years, Paul Klonowski has volunteered and directed efforts to remove tons of debris from the roughly 33 miles the Des Plaines R...