Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Thoughts turn to sale of former Kane jailJul 11, 2012 5:00 am - With the controversies about putting a concert venue and mountain biking trails in the east segment of Fabyan Woods mostly resolved, Kane County Board members will now t...
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Happy trails: A guide to trail etiquette in Kane CountyJun 24, 2012 6:06 am - Picture this: You’re walking on a lovely wooded trail in Elgin. Suddenly, a bicyclist appears out of nowhere and whizzes past you. You’re startled half to death. “Bicyc...
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Mountain bikers booted from Fabyan Woods in new planJun 12, 2012 5:19 pm - Fabyan Woods took another step toward remaining a quiet, little-used part of nature Tuesday as task force members deleted a plan to include mountain biking trails in the...
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DNA leads to charges in 2010 Aurora garden plot attackJun 11, 2012 10:00 am - DNA evidence has led to charges against an Aurora man for an August 2010 sex attack at the Oakhurst Forest Preserve community garden plots on the Aurora's east side. Tyr...
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All aboard -- Fox River Trolley for Rails to VictoryJun 07, 2012 2:00 pm - Residents of South Elgin and the surrounding area will get a chance to travel back in history this weekend — all the way back to June 1944 in France. The Fox River Trol...
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County now has more than 20,000 acres of forest preserveJun 05, 2012 10:48 am - Kane County residents now have more than 20,000 acres of forest preserve to enjoy thanks to officials’ latest land purchase with the $30 million tax increase approved in...
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Meet the jumping oak gall waspJun 03, 2012 6:17 am - Jumping Jehoshaphat! The ground is alive! Or so it seems when hundreds of tiny round spheres the size of a pin head are hopping around on the sidewalk. This spring there...
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Blackhawk War veterans to be honored in Elgin on Memorial DayMay 28, 2012 6:00 am - Elgin ceremony will mark conflict's 180th anniversary, pay tribute to two veterans buried locally
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Kane County residents decry mountain bikingMay 09, 2012 11:22 am - Having already killed a plan to build a Ravinia-like concert venue, a group of Kane County residents who want elected officials to maintain the pristine nature of Fabyan...
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Kane forest preserve dishonest about gravel mining, report saysMay 04, 2012 12:00 pm - The consensus among current Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners is against any gravel mining in Brunner Forest Preserve in Dundee Township. That stance wa...