Articles filed under Park Districts
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Fall fun offered at the Geneva Park DistrictSep 26, 2016 11:00 pm - There is fall fun everywhere at the Geneva Park District! Join us at a special event, or sign up for a fall-themed class. There is something for everyone. For more infor...
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'Prairie Girl' sculpture finds a home in GenevaSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - "Prairie Girl" has found her home in the Sensory Garden at Peck Farm Park in Geneva. Geneva sculptor Larry Johnson has created the "Prairie Girl" statue with, as he puts...
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Pumpkin Weekends fill October with fall funSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Blackberry Farm celebrates the fall season throughout October with its popular Pumpkin Weekends beginning Saturday, Oct 1. Each weekend - and Columbus Day on Monday, Oct...
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Schaumburg's Heritage Farm trots out new draft horsesSep 24, 2016 9:00 am - The newest staff members at the Schaumburg Park District's Volkening Heritage Farm wear shiny brown coats, prefer hay as their go-to snack and weigh about 1,800 pounds e...
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Arlington Heights sewer worker honored 15 years after his deathSep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Mike Calicchio was, by all accounts, a regular guy who lead an ordinary life. He grew up in a tight-knit Arlington Heights neighborhood and played basketball in high sc...
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DuPage forest preserve OKs Fischer Farm improvementsSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - A plan to improve the historic Fischer Farm in Bensenville has received the blessing of the land's owner - the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. Forest preserve co...
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Wheeling unveils plans for new community room; seniors cite concernsSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - Wheeling village trustees this week got a look at a proposed $1.6 million project that would add a community room onto the southwest side of the village hall. The room ...
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Splash up the perfect pumpkin at the Schaumburg Park DistrictSep 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The zero-depth pool of The Water Works will become ideal for pumpkin picking during Pumpkin Splash, presented by Schaumburg Bank & Trust, a Wintrust Community Bank. The...
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Local scout seeks public input on Batavia Bark ParkSep 20, 2016 11:00 pm - In spring 2016, Aidan Meadows, a junior at Batavia High School working toward achieving Eagle Scout rank, approached the Batavia Park District with an idea for a project...
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District 211 has 3-year plan for vacant property in SchaumburgSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 plans to decide within three years what to do with an unused 60 acres in Schaumburg that has caught the eye of village and p...