Articles filed under Park Districts
-
Veteran Elk Grove park commissioner dies at 79Feb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Veteran Elk Grove Park District Commissioner Ronald A. Foster Sr., 79, died at his home this weekend of natural causes. The 50-year Elk Grove Village resident was first ...
-
Tasting spring's maple sweetnessFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - Had enough of winter? Sweet springtime is on its way! If you're skeptical, listen hard to the trees. You can almost hear the sap rising. We're about to embark on the pas...
-
A little history, a little science tells the story of how maple syrup is madeFeb 19, 2011 12:00 am - Had enough of winter? Sweet springtime is on its way! If you're skeptical, listen hard to the trees. You can almost hear the sap rising. We're about to embark on the pas...
-
Dundee Twp. parks endorses design for new rec centerFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - The Dundee Township Park District has finalized design plans for its new west-side recreation center that will include fewer amenities than the one on the east side. On...
-
Romance at work has new rules in CaryFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - It seems that rules regarding love in the workplace are as contagious as love in February. The village of Cary now has a policy governing romantic or sexual relationship...
-
Piglets are new additions at Heritage FarmFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - Cute, squealing and squirmy describe the newest additions to the hog house at Schaumburg Park District's Volkening Heritage Farm. Four piglets were born to the farm's Be...
-
Tickets available for Batavia prom previewFeb 16, 2011 12:00 am - Batavia MainStreet in partnership with downtown Batavia businesses and friends will present “Prom-O-Rama 2011” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 at Shannon Hall, Batavia Eastsid...
-
Batavia parks borrow $431,000 for projectsFeb 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Batavia park board Tuesday approved borrowing almost $432.000, to pay for fixing and developing parks. It agreed to sell non referendum nontax-capped general obligat...
-
Fitness Fun Fair to teach families about exerciseFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Today’s kids have the best-conditioned thumbs of any generation. Lightning-quick reflexes, too. Problem is, those are the only targets Xbox and PlayStation hit when it c...
-
Dundee Park District summer jobs already filledFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - High school and college students who were counting on the Dundee Township Park District for a summer job this year should start looking elsewhere. The park district, the...