Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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New public safety director takes the helm at Lake County Forest Preserve DistrictJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District has a new director of public safety for the first time in more than 15 years. Ron Davis, a 34-year law enforcement veteran, bega...
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How native animals survive the colder monthsJan 20, 2023 5:00 am - Editor's note: April Vaos, environmental educator for the Lake County Forest Preserves, wrote this story. In your forest preserves, winter is peaceful, the sounds soften...
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Long-awaited second part of a shoreline stabilization on Long Lake will proceedJan 19, 2023 4:30 am - About 1,200 feet of the Long Lake shoreline in Ingleside will be stabilized and an erosion-damaged canoe launch at the Grant Woods Forest Preserve replaced, bringing to ...
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Stevenson Center on Democracy closes the book on its historic meeting placeJan 18, 2023 4:30 am - Another chapter in the storied history of one of Illinois' and Lake County's best-known political families has ended. The Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy, founded in...
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Snowmobile safety education course Jan. 14 in Lake VillaJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - A snowmobile safety education course will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan 14, at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's operations and public safety buil...
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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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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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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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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...
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Golf continues to ride wave of pandemic-induced interest in Lake CountyNov 22, 2022 4:30 am - A pandemic-fueled increase in golf at Lake County Forest Preserve courses continued this season. Revenues from golf course operations surpassed $5 million for a second c...