Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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New Kane panel leader not sold on Settler's Hill cross country trackDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - It's been four months since the Kane County Board decided to spend $200,000 for the initial engineering and study of a cross country facility at the former Settler's Hil...
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Recycle Christmas tree lights at Kane eventDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Christmas tree lights not working? Dispose of them responsibly at the Kane County Recycles event from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday Dec. 13, at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Cha...
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Kane County gets new forest district leader amid political wranglingDec 09, 2014 12:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners Tuesday selected Mike Kenyon as the district's president, ending the reign of the longest-serving president in the dis...
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Model railroad club invites kids to operate trainsNov 16, 2014 10:00 pm - Watching trains run around a large HO model railroad layout is fun, but what's even more fun is having a chance to operate the trains yourself. At the 65th annual Valle...
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Love the outdoors? Become a Kane County Certified NaturalistNov 14, 2014 4:01 pm - Register now for certified naturalist program
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ComEd Grand Prairie approval to shutter Burlington businessNov 12, 2014 4:30 am - As a clinical social worker, Deborah Hirschberg knows the stages of grief well. She began to live the stages herself when plans for ComEd's Grand Prairie Gateway threate...
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State officials want to shoot up to 130 deer in Kane County forest preservesOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - State officials would shoot more deer in Kane County's forest preserves in 2015 than ever before under a proposal that gained tentative approval Thursday morning from fo...
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How bad will our winter be? A caterpillar can tell you.Oct 22, 2014 1:00 am - Memories of last year's icy winter are etched in our minds. Many are wondering what's in store this winter. Look no further than the woolly bear caterpillar. Like Punxsu...
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Fox River Bluff West closed until Oct. 24 for parking lot workOct 19, 2014 11:00 pm - Fox River Bluff West Forest Preserve will be closed through Oct. 24 due to scheduled parking lot improvements at the St. Charles preserve. Fox River Bluff West is one of...
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Youth sports could use part of new Kane forest preserve siteOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Youth soccer, baseball and lacrosse players will have more room to play, under a plan to use part of the now publicly owned Gum farm near Elburn. The Kane County Forest ...