Articles filed under Park Districts
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Palatine Park District Has New Squirrel MascotJun 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Palatine Park District has a new squirrel mascot who has already made several appearances at community events. The squirrel attended the recent National Trails Day at Ha...
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Friendship Park Conservatory to celebrate 25 yearsJun 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Friendship Park Conservatory is celebrating its 25th anniversary and you're invited to the party. Join the fun from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, as the Conservat...
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Sunderlage family reunion celebrates Hoffman Estates' historyJun 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you can go back in time. Members of the Sunderlage family - one of the founding families in Schaumburg Township - found that out on Sunday, when they gathered...
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Re-enactors stage Civil War skirmish at historic homestead in BensenvilleJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - At this time 150 years ago, members of Taylor's Battery would have been marching in Georgia, far from their hometown of Chicago, fighting Civil War skirmishes and prepar...
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Melas Park's bark park now openJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Dogs in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect finally have their own park with Saturday mornings grand opening of Canine Commons in a portion of Melas Park. "This is our ...
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Lake Zurich park sale idea on hold, issue returning to advisory committeeJun 20, 2014 5:00 am - Lake Zurich village board members have agreed to postpone voting whether to authorize selling a downtown park for home development after hearing from several concerned r...
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Des Plaines Park District to hold focus groupsJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - The Des Plaines Park District is inviting residents, parents, and business and community leaders to participate in one of three focus group sessions this summer to help ...
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Suburbs part of try to set record for World's Largest Swimming LessonJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Children and adults plunged into pools across the suburbs Friday as part of an effort to break a world record for the largest lesson. It was the fifth consecutive year f...
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Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove receives state grantJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District's Raupp Museum will be receiving a $51,000 grant from the Illinois Public Museums Capital Grant Program. The money will be used to add a...
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Wauconda park jobs:Jun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Wauconda Park District recently was awarded an Illinois Department of Natural Resource grant for the Illinois Youth Recreation Corps program. The $14,000 grant will ...