Articles filed under Park Districts
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East Dundee matriarch is rememberedJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - A large part of Barbara L. Rakow’s life revolved around East Dundee. Rakow, 81, who died Saturday morning after a battle with lung cancer, is being remembered as the mat...
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Wheeling Parks offers softball tournament Aug. 6Jul 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Registration is being accepted for the Wheeling Park District Summer Sizzle Softball Tournament to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Heritage Park. Both a men's 16-...
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Schaumburg hosts dodgeball championshipsJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - When the Schaumburg Park District created the National Amateur Dodgeball Association about a dozen years ago, it was with the idea of bringing players together for a cha...
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Bartlett Parks Foundation Turbo Turtle Race fundraiser a successJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - On July 4, over 500 plastic turtles took the plunge into the Bartlett Aquatic Center in hopes of securing a prize for their corresponding ticket holders. With a first-pl...
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New Gilman Trail overpass will bridge the safety gapJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - It seems like only yesterday when a bike ride on the western edge of Aurora was a peaceful pedal along country roads. Even better was the Virgil Gilman Trail, its wester...
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Adults battle it out at dodgeball tourney in SchaumburgJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - It originated generations ago. Ben Stiller helped revive its popularity in 2004. And this weekend, Glen Spejcher of Bloomingdale hopes to take home one of its championsh...
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Hubble deal may involve land swapJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - A land swap could be part of a potential deal to give Wheaton Park District control of portions of the old Hubble Middle School site it long has coveted, officials said ...
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Aurora, park district reach new cop pactJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Fox Valley Park District has supplied a police officer to patrol the city of Aurora’s Phillips Park since 2002. Now, under an intergovernmental agreement approved this ...
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Neighbors talk about Heritage Park renovation in WheelingJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - A group of 25 community leaders and concerned citizens met Tuesday to have one last discussion about the planned renovation of the Wheeling Park District's Heritage Park...
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Free Golf Tips from a Pro seriesJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Golf Center Des Plaines will host four free golf clinics with the purchase of a short game pass July 19, 26, 28, and Aug. 4 at 353 N. River Road. Eric Pick will present...