Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Museums to share $15M in state moneyJan 11, 2013 6:49 am - Public museums in Illinois will share $15 million in state money for facility improvements and new exhibits. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the funding on Thursday. His office...
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What are the ethics of collecting plants and wildlifeJan 06, 2013 4:55 am - This month, a familiar question came up about collecting in forest preserves. A visitor to the nature center had read that some native plants could be used as medicine ...
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Suspect in 2010 Aurora attack wants DNA disallowedDec 21, 2012 11:46 am - The attorney for a 30-year-old Aurora man accused of attacking a woman in August 2010 at a garden plot in the city wants a judge to ban DNA evidence from being used in c...
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Winter solstice in the suburbs: How, why and where to celebrateDec 18, 2012 7:00 am - Solstice actually means “sun stands still,” and is a phenomenon observed twice a year, in the winter and summer. During these periods, the sun is at its farthest point ...
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Hoscheit re-elected Kane County Forest Preserve presidentDec 11, 2012 1:09 pm - Though rumors were rampant he would see a challenge, John Hoscheit will remain the president of the Kane County Forest Preserve District for another term. Multiple fore...
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Bird-watching program at Fermilab accesses normally off-limits areasDec 08, 2012 1:07 pm - Alan Robertson was introduced to bird-watching decades ago by his parents, who knew Joel Carl Welty, an internationally known expert and author of “The Life of Birds.” E...
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Readers asked, Valerie Blaine answersDec 08, 2012 9:02 am - People ask the darndest things. When someone sees the forest preserve district patch on my sleeve, it seems I’m fair game for just about any question — and there are som...
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Preserving nature, helping veteransDec 04, 2012 1:25 pm - Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia, Saturday, Dec. 8, for a day of conservation, recreation and patriotism. Volunt...
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Kane forest preserve increases levy for operations, lowers levy for debtDec 04, 2012 4:30 am - The final action of the outgoing Kane County Forest Preserve District Commission turned out to be a tricky balancing act that both raised and lowered taxes Monday. The r...
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Bevy of issues await new Kane County BoardDec 03, 2012 4:31 am - Several key issues await the new Kane County Board and Chairman Chris Lauzen once they are sworn in Monday. Debates and candidate questionnaires leading up to last month...