Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Record year for tourism in Lake CountyAug 02, 2012 5:47 pm - Visitor spending in Lake County set a record in 2011 at $1.13 billion, according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opport...
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Wildlife officials caution: 'Turtle Crossing' this summerAug 02, 2012 1:00 pm - The summer's drought has led turtles living in Lake County's Cuba Marsh to cross the road to get to the other side, where water is a little more plentiful. Many, however...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District program lets students trying kayakingJul 27, 2012 2:00 pm - A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students can include kayaking when they list what they did on their summer vacation. The students participated in the Lake County Fo...
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Quinn in Lake County to sign laws dealing with water conservation, other environmental measuresJul 26, 2012 5:57 pm - The Ryerson Welcome Center in Deerfield, opened in 2006 by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as a model for environmental design, was to have included use of stor...
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Gospelfest comes to Lake County:Jul 19, 2012 6:07 pm - Hear uplifting gospel music by award-winning artists and praise dancers from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 22 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center’s free Gospelfest. Performers ...
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Tour Fort SheridanJul 18, 2012 3:49 pm - People with disabilities can take a free cart tour of the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park on July 28. Tours will be offered between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.,...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts an evening with batsJul 11, 2012 8:02 am - Bring the family to BatFest on Saturday, July 14, and see the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s resident colony of little brown bats. The event runs from 6 to 9:30 ...
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More than 5,000 watch Civil War re-enactment in Lake CountyJul 08, 2012 6:42 pm - In February 1862, Civil War troops fought the Battle of Fort Donelson — a battle that opened Tennessee’s Cumberland River to attacks from the North and cost the lives of...
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Expansion planned for Lake County's Wright Woods PreserveJul 06, 2012 12:00 pm - One of Lake County's oldest forest preserves will expand by a few acres as part of a planned deal. Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are expected to approve...
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Credit union lends hand at Nature Funfest in North ChicagoJul 05, 2012 10:55 am - Submitted by Sue Malo, GLCU Great Lakes Credit Union staff recently participated in the Kids Nature Funfest at the Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago. GLCU has ...