Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Forest board to meet Wednesday near WaucondaJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District board on Wednesday will hold its first meeting since the controversial cancellation of the Civil War Days re-enactment. The mee...
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An oak-killing pathogen has been found in Illinois; experts are on alertJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Forestry, botanical and agricultural experts in the Chicago area are on alert for a plant pathogen that has killed large tracts of oak trees on the West Coast and been d...
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Police find 'no credible threats' after Civil War Days investigationJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - Days after Lake County Forest Preserve District officials canceled the annual Civil War Days reenactment because of what they called security concerns, Lake County sheri...
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Where are the safety threats? Board members want answers on Civil War Days cancellationJun 25, 2019 1:00 am - Several Lake County Forest Preserve District board members on Tuesday said they have yet to see examples of the safety threats district leaders cited as reasons for canc...
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Lake County Civil War Days canceled for 'security concerns'Jun 24, 2019 1:00 am - Citing unspecified security concerns, the Lake County Forest Preserve District has canceled this year's annual Civil War Days event. Forest district officials did not de...
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'That's why we show up to work' forest preserve ranger officer says of saveJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - He happened to be in the right place at the right time, but Lake County Forest Preserve District police officer Brad Ehrhardt said he did what any decent person would ha...
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Are Civil War re-enactments culturally insensitive? Organizers say that's not the trouble they're havingJun 21, 2019 5:30 am - Questions about the message led to the brief cancellation last week of the popular Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, but cost and manpower - not ...
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Community campfire Friday at Greenbelt Cultural CenterJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will hold a free community campfire Friday night at the Greenbelt Cultural Center near North Chicago. The all-ages event is set ...
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Fox River Forest Preserve offers boating, camping and moreJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Mike Muggli heads out to the Fox River Forest Preserve a couple times a week to fish, usually catching bass or crappie. “It's beautiful out here,” the music teacher sai...
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Learn about writing comic books at Libertyville museumJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Daily Herald reporter and comic book writer Russell Lissau will lead a program called "The Writing Life" at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville on Thursday, June 20. Lissau,...