Articles filed under Park Districts
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West Chicago seeks input on revised rec center proposalAug 03, 2012 4:14 pm - The West Chicago Park District isn’t ready to give up on the idea of a new recreation center. This spring, roughly 53 percent of district voters rejected a proposal to b...
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Buffalo Grove celebrating National Night OutAug 03, 2012 3:01 pm - The Buffalo Grove Park District is holding its National Night Out activity 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Willow Stream Park, 651 Old Checker Road. The evening is designed...
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Prospect Hts. man’s 72-year softball career comes to an endAug 03, 2012 11:06 am - With the score 13-12 and a runner in scoring position with two out, the Black Magic softball team was down to its last batter. One more out, and the defending champs wou...
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Gurnee park counselors ready for cardboard boat raceAug 03, 2012 10:20 am - Cardboard boat aficionados will want to put Gurnee on their agenda. Gurnee Park District camp counselors and other employees will participate in a cardboard boat regatta...
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View meteor shower from Schaumburg nature centerAug 03, 2012 8:05 am - It may not come with the rousing soundtrack of a typical fireworks display, but a shower of shooting stars on a summer night is an exciting way to see what nature is cap...
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Schaumburg’s Volkening Farm welcomes pigletsAug 02, 2012 2:36 pm - A full chorus of “oinks” can be heard in the hog house at Spring Valley’s Volkening Heritage Farm. Schaumburg Park District’s 1880s living history farm, 201 S. Plum Grov...
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Des Plaines seeks input on proposed dog parkAug 02, 2012 1:40 pm - Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan will host a meeting to discuss the development of a dog park at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 142...
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Punjabi Sports Festival returns to PalatineAug 02, 2012 11:15 am - After several years of moving around, the Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago is bringing back a scaled-down, indoor version of its Punjabi Sports Festival home to Palat...
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'Killer' wasps not really all that dangerousAug 01, 2012 5:00 pm - If you feel a 2-inch wasp with reddish, transparent wings bumping its head against your body this summer, it might be a killer. Luckily — unless you're a cicada — there...
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Hoffman to host Decatur Park Singers in free concertAug 01, 2012 2:29 pm - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District welcome the Decatur Park Singers to the Village Green in the western part of the village. The D...