Articles filed under Park Districts
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Chuck the Duck pulls bunny duty in BataviaApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - When hopes of holding their traditional Easter egg hunt were dashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Batavia Park District staff members came up with another idea. In the spir...
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Naperville Park District tentatively plans to open Centennial Beach Father's Day weekendApr 08, 2020 11:00 pm - In a typical year, Centennial Beach opens to the public the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. However, this year, with the governor's current stay at home order in effec...
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Arlington Heights mayor warns tickets could be issued to enforce social distancingApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Responding to critics who say he should take a harder stance, Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes says he's taking a balanced approach to social distancing enforcement in ...
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Lake Arlington, Sunset Meadows parks now closed in Arlington HeightsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights Park District on Thursday fully closed its popular Sunset Meadows and Lake Arlington parks in an effort to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandem...
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Geneva Park District cancels programs, events through AprilMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - The Geneva Park District has scrapped all programs and special events, including Easter festivities, through the end of April. The cancellations include the Egg-Mazing R...
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'Be a good citizen': Park districts, forest preserves say keep spaced apart or they'll shut downMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - It was that warm, sunny day earlier this week when a Palatine Park District employee came across an unsettling sight: a game of pickleball. The assistant superintendent...
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Fox Valley Park District announces cancellationsMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Park District is in the process of rescheduling or canceling seasonal events due to the coronavirus closures and health precautions now in place. Refunds...
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Rolling Meadows parks, District 57 donate suppliesMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - A group of Rolling Meadows residents is coordinating a grass-roots medical supply drive to benefit Northwest Community Hospital and Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights. T...
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Naperville Park District hosts blood drives at downtown community centerMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - When the governor's executive order was issued last week to close businesses and organizations to help limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), many area blood drives...
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Good News: Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates adapts annual fundraiser for social distancingMar 24, 2020 6:00 am - Leave it to the Rotarians to get things done. Members of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates faced a difficult decision this month, one that many nonprofit org...