Articles filed under Park Districts
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Color run in Wheaton draws more than 1,000 participantsApr 22, 2017 1:00 am - If there's a spike in laundry detergent sales this weekend in Wheaton, you can blame it on the park district and its fifth annual Fun Run in Color. The 5K run and walk, ...
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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...