Articles filed under Park Districts
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Stop mining in forest preservesOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - How many people are aware that our public forest preserves aren’t safe from the mining industry? Illinois has a cozy and shocking arrangement with the gravel mining indu...
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Fremd set for postseason runOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - By winning for the 12th time in 13 matches, things appear to be setting up nicely for Fremd’s girls volleyball team. And the Vikings’ setter, junior Marilyn Lortz, has b...
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BG’s Encore needs your supportOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove chorus needs your support with votes
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Wheaton parks win national essay contest for sensory playgroundOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Supporters of a sensory playground to be built in Wheaton certainly did not need more proof the idea was a good one. But they say winning a national essay contest — and...
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New baseball team named Schaumburg BoomersOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - With the Black Eyed Peas' pop hit "Boom Boom Pow" playing in the background, the general manager for Schaumburg's new professional baseball team announced Tuesday the te...
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Great pumpkin celebrationOct 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Round Lake Park District’s Great Pumpkin Celebration is set for Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Robert W. Rolek Community Center, 814 Hart Road, Round Lake. The event, whic...
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Elgin women’s golf league celebrates 60 yearsOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - It would seem that a women’s golf league that began with 24 of the 32 members never having played golf before wouldn’t have much of a chance of surviving, let alone thri...
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Suburban haunted houses are waiting for youOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - Addison Disturbia: Torment of Fears, 880 W. Lake St. (in the Links and Tees Golf Dome). Open 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 11 p.m. Sundays and a se...
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Suburban haunted houses amp up the fear factorOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - As a Realtor, Rita Neri knew the housing market. So it didn't seem a giant leap to transfer her knowledge to a more unfamiliar subject — haunted houses. “I've been succ...
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Flight 191 memorial dedication ceremony detailsOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - The American Airlines Flight 191 Memorial at Lake Park in Des Plaines will be dedicated in a ceremony that begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. Parking will be available in the A...