Articles filed under Park Districts
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Naperville Park District focusing on improving indoor spaceOct 01, 2013 5:00 am - Naperville Park District's next frontier is shaping up to be indoors. A strategic plan recently approved to guide the district for the next three years lists addressing...
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Palatine Park District to host 16th annual Fall FestivalSep 29, 2013 9:57 am - Palatine Park District will hold its 16th annual Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Palatine Stables, 1510 W. Northwest Highway, Palatine. The fam...
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Glen Ellyn gas station plans raise environmental concernsSep 27, 2013 3:00 pm - Environmental experts testifying on behalf of the Butterfield Park District claim emissions from a proposed gas station near Glen Ellyn would significantly increase the ...
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Hanover Township installs fifth heritage markerSep 27, 2013 4:18 am - Hanover Township dedicated a fifth heritage marker at a historical site in the township this week. The new sign was installed Wednesday at Villa Olivia, a golf course an...
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Naperville park district hiring soon for first staffed nature centerSep 26, 2013 9:43 pm - As goats chomp away at invasive plants on the future site of the expanded disc golf course at Knoch Knolls, Naperville Park District is continuing to work toward the com...
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More delays in Carol Stream flood-relief projectSep 25, 2013 4:30 am - A delay in securing a permit likely will once again push back construction of a $7 million stormwater management project at Armstrong Park in Carol Stream — this time un...
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Goats clear way for disc golf expansion at Naperville's Knoch KnollsSep 24, 2013 2:00 pm - A nightly “ballet,” hours of chewing cud and a whole lot of eating will be going on in an overgrown area of a Naperville park over the next month as a herd of 45 goats c...
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Run the golf course during Chevy Chase 5K in WheelingSep 24, 2013 1:30 pm - For the first time, the Wheeling Park District is making Traditions at Chevy Chase Golf Course available to runners for the Chevy Chase 5K, which will take place at 9 a....
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Trapper hired to thin the skunk population in Vernon HillsSep 24, 2013 4:30 am - Wildlife is expected to be active this time of year, but one distinctive critter has upped the ante in Vernon Hills. Skunks, village officials say, have been popping up ...
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Women’s health fair Wednesday in Des PlainesSep 23, 2013 2:12 pm - The Women’s Health and Fitness Fair hosted by the city of Des Plaines and Des Plaines Park District will take place Wednesday at the Prairie Lakes Community Center, 515 ...