Articles filed under Park Districts
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Blackberry Farm: Growing better with ageApr 28, 2015 11:00 pm - You might have somebody like this in your family - the older one who never seems to age. With every birthday, they remind you with a wink, "Dang … I get better looking e...
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Civil War cavalry troops to train at Camp KaneApr 28, 2015 11:00 pm - On Saturday, May 9, the Camp Kane Heritage Foundation and the 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment will present a daylong "Train the Troops" event at Camp Kane, lower...
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Palatine Park District Collects 653 Pounds of FoodApr 28, 2015 11:00 pm - With generous donations from the Palatine community, the Palatine Park District Service Committee collected 653 pounds of food that were delivered to the Palatine Townsh...
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Schaumburg Park District's longest leader mournedApr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Jerry Handlon, the long-serving Schaumburg Park District executive director whose legacy lives on through many of the facilities and programs now in use, died Sunday fol...
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Mary Ann Troxell is Dedicated to Excellence at the Des Plaines Park DistrictApr 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Mary Ann Troxell received the Dedicated to Excellence Award at the April 21 meeting of the Des Plaines Park District Board of Commissioners, from Amy Garbacz, the distri...
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Special needs young adults volunteer in communityApr 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Volunteers from Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association recently visited the nonprofit charity Phil's Friends to help send care packages and cards to cancer pati...
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Equipment manager honored for 50 years of serving Wheaton baseball teamsApr 25, 2015 7:42 am - For more than 50 years, Ron Elenbaas has been the go-to guy for ordering uniforms, sorting through equipment and getting Wheaton's baseball and softball teams ready to p...
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Lindenhurst Park District hosts its annual Kite Fly event and runApr 25, 2015 1:00 am - A kite fly and 5K run/walk were just some of the activities during the Lindenhurst Park District's annual Earth Day-Arbor Day Festival. Saturday's event at the Lindenhur...
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Turf installation begins at Glen Ellyn's Newton ParkApr 24, 2015 5:30 am - Glen Ellyn Park District has started work on a project to install a synthetic turf athletic field at Newton Park. The project will cost just less than $1 million, Execu...
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New 'pocket park' coming to Des Plaines blockApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - A new "pocket park" is coming to a Des Plaines residential block that park district officials say is in need of recreational opportunities. The park board this week appr...