Articles filed under Park Districts
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Earthworms improve the soil by burrowingAug 13, 2017 11:00 pm - "How do worms make the soil good?" asked a curious student at Libertyville Recreation Department's Kinder Korner Preschool program. The earthworms you see when you dig i...
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Celebrate world of insects at Bug FestAug 13, 2017 11:00 pm - You'll pardon the people at Lippold Park this weekend if they seem a little buggy. Some might seem a little jumpy as insects and bugs take center stage at Fox Valley Par...
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Civil War brought to life at Blackberry FarmAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - The sounds of battle echoed across western Aurora on Sunday as dozens of amateur historians reenacted an encounter between the blue and the gray at Blackberry Farm's Civ...
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Girls golf: Zhang's 72 best at Prospect InviteAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - Conant's Michelle Zhang shot a 72 to win the individual girls golf crown of the Prospect Knights Invite on Friday at the Mt. Prospect Golf Club. The team title went to N...
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Mayor Kovarik honored as Gurnee Days beginsAug 10, 2017 1:00 am - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik was all smiles as she greeted guests, family and friends during the 2017 Gurnee Days Testimonial Dinner in her honor at the Hunt Club Commu...
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10th annual golf outing benefits Schaumburg parksAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - The weather was perfect Wednesday for the 10th annual Links Technology Cup golf outing at the Schaumburg Golf Club to benefit the Schaumburg Park Foundation. The nonprof...
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Boat builders try to stay afloat in AddisonAug 08, 2017 11:00 pm - One of Alexander Hamilton's legacies was creation of the U.S. Coast Guard, which he founded on Aug. 4, 1790, as the Revenue Marine. Today, the Coast Guard, one of the c...
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Student parking permits available for Engstrom ParkAug 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Know a Batavia High School student who needs a parking permit? The Batavia Park District's south lot at Engstrom Park is a permit lot on school days in an effort to rel...
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Constable: How shady eclipse sunglass sellers could burn youAug 08, 2017 5:30 am - Apparently people savvy enough to know all about the risk of going blind by staring at the sun are still gullible enough to buy counterfeit, worthless glasses from shady...
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Civil War Days returns to Blackberry FarmAug 07, 2017 11:00 pm - Aurora's Blackberry Farm will commemorate the 153rd anniversary of the American Civil War with a weekend-long event on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12-13. "Civil War Days" ...