Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Lake County museum, libraries building living history collections of COVID-19 pandemicMay 12, 2020 5:30 am - Documenting the COVID-19 experience was first mentioned in a staff meeting of the Dunn Museum of Lake County in mid-March, before stay-at-home orders upended daily life....
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Lake County nature educator, birding expert is taking his lessons viralMay 08, 2020 6:00 am - Lake County nature educator, birding expert is taking his lessons viral
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Route 45 underpass will connect Raven Glen, Ethel's WoodsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - A $4.9 million tunnel beneath Route 45 to connect the Raven Glen and Ethel's Woods forest preserves in the Antioch area is on track to be built this fall. The 145-foot-l...
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Juvenile red-tailed hawk swoops in near Hawthorn MallMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - A juvenile red-tailed hawk, most likely less than a year old, was seen looking over the Hawthorn Mall parking lot in Vernon Hills on Wednesday. It's the most common hawk...
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Civil War Days canceled again, as Lake County forest preserve calls off summer eventsMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Summer events, activities and programs that attract crowds or do not lend themselves to social distancing will be canceled by the Lake County Forest Preserve District du...
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Golfing is allowed Friday! But you'll have limits in the suburbsApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - Congratulations, golfers, on being able to hit the course again. And good luck getting a tee time. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order April 23 that includ...
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Busse Woods part of weekend parking lot closure ordered by countyApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - Visitors not following social distancing guidelines and other problems have led to the closure of parking lots at six Cook County forest preserves on weekends, including...
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Suburban forest preserves keep monitoring, will stay open 'as long as people behave'Apr 14, 2020 5:00 am - As social distancing concerns grow with the rising temperatures this spring, suburban forest preserve officials say they continue to monitor the size of crowds at their ...
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Pack it in, pack it out at forest preservesApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Trail users at Lake County forest preserves are urged to follow "minimum impact" practices by taking out whatever is brought in. "Pack it in, pack it out, and leave no t...
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With COVID-19, summer camp providers plan cautiously, await guidanceApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - There may be another shoe to drop for parents muddling through supervising kids' e-learning and working full-time from home. As many families mentally prepare for the p...