Articles filed under Park Districts
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Island Lake hosts fishing festJun 07, 2012 4:57 pm - Island Lake officials will host a fishing competition called Carp Fest on June 23-24. Whoever catches the heaviest carp will get a $50 prize, and whoever catches the mos...
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Exhibit looks at medicine through the yearsJun 07, 2012 2:00 pm - The Elk Grove Historical Museum received a Superior Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society for the 2011 exhibition “The Doctor is In: A History of ...
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Lunch, prizes for volunteers part of Gray’s Lake shoreline cleanupJun 07, 2012 1:38 pm - Grayslake residents who wish to keep the village’s namesake body of water clean are invited to donate some labor and have fun at the same time this weekend. Volunteers a...
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Aurora golf outing benefits kidsJun 07, 2012 10:44 am - In so many ways, sports are a microcosm of life. Competition in the athletic arena develops a drive to succeed. It compels us to be our best, and always strive to be bet...
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Hundreds attend memorial for Dundee Township aquatic managerJun 07, 2012 10:19 am - Timothy M. “Tim” Kopka will be remembered as a man who brought his fun-loving personality to his job. And that’s a plus when you oversee the operation of public pools. K...
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Trains roll out in Arlington Heights to mark village’s 125th anniversaryJun 07, 2012 10:04 am - Arlington Heights’ decorated trains are pulling into the station to mark the village’s 125th anniversary. One of the first is P.D. the Train, the locomotive the Arlingt...
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Another referendum? Arlington Hts. Park District considers optionsJun 07, 2012 9:57 am - More than two months removed from voters rejecting its request for a $48-million bond issue to renovate several parks, the Arlington Heights Park District board met this...
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Carol Stream bicycling enthusiast seeks on-street bike trailsJun 07, 2012 9:54 am - Avid bicycle enthusiast Robert Guico likes to pedal around his Carol Stream neighborhood and the surrounding towns on two wheels as often as he can — sometimes to and fr...
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Naperville residents like Knoch Knolls nature center plansJun 06, 2012 3:37 pm - Knoch Knolls nature center a step closer to reality
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Des Plaines Memorial Day Ceremony pays homage to veteransJun 06, 2012 11:21 am - Local veterans, Des Plaines officials and members of the community gathered for a Memorial Day Ceremony at the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion on Monday, May 28. Following a...