Articles filed under Park Districts
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Bison's Bluff, new playground in Schaumburg, promotes unstructured playApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Climb. Explore. Create. Imagine. As unstructured play opportunities fade in an era of screen time and schedules, Schaumburg Park District is working to ensure they don'...
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Benefits of unstructured playApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Five benefits of unstructured, open-ended play: • Play helps boost social skills. Through undirected play, children learn how to work in groups, share, negotiate, resol...
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Wheeling Park District celebrates Earth Day on Sunday at Heritage ParkApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - Wheeling Park District celebrates Earth Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Park, 333 W. Dundee Road. The free event features nature tours, live animal present...
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Links Farm development plan bogs down in Buffalo GroveApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - The plan to build more than 200 homes in Buffalo Grove on the 50-acre Link Farm property faces a delay as the result of the park district's decision to accept a land don...
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Des Plaines celebrating Earth Day at Historic Methodist CampgroundApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - Shift2Green and the Des Plaines Park District are hosting the 10th annual Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the 156-year old Historic M...
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Sears workers volunteer for Earth DayApr 19, 2017 1:00 am - A team of more than 40 volunteers is planning projects for the village of Hoffman Estates Public Works Department and the Hoffman Estates Park District at two parks from...
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Wheaton's Fun Run a colorful spectacleApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - If you can't run fast, don't sweat it. That's the attitude behind the Wheaton Park District's Fun Run in Color, a 5K run and walk that will take athletes from one park ...
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Des Plaines council backs plan making developers pay for parksApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines aldermen gave preliminary approval Monday to a measure that would charge residential developers fees to create more park space as the city faces a dwindling ...
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Volunteers sought to spruce up West Dundee parkApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - On Saturday, April 22, volunteers will start helping Prairie Meadows Park in West Dundee live up to its name. Dozens of volunteers, armed with pruners, saws and trimmers...
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Lindenhurst plans Earth Day celebrationApr 16, 2017 1:00 am - Lindenhurst will celebrate Earth Day with family-oriented activities from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at village hall and Slove Park, 2301 E. Sand Lake Road. T...