It’s maple syrup season at suburban nature parks
February 26, 2023March is the month when maple trees are tapped for their sap for making maple syrup. Here is a listing of places to visit to get a look at the traditional way of making syrup. …
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Christkindlmarkets welcoming in the holiday season in Chicago and Aurora
November 25, 2022Christkindlmarket has returned to the Chicago area providing a memory making experience for many people who have made the market a holiday tradition. The Daley Center Plaza in downtown…
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Morton Arboretum opens The Gerard T. Donnelly Grand Garden
September 26, 2022Sunny skies with 78 degrees provided banner weather for a garden party at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle Sept. 16. The Friday afternoon party was The Grand Garden ribbon cutting at The…
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Metra going for battery-powered locomotives
August 19, 2022The Metra Board of Directors on Aug. 17 approved a first-of-its-kind plan to convert up to six of Metra’s oldest diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power. “This procurement…
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Illinois GOP Floor Leader Batinick ready to ‘pass the baton’
May 25, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick, a self-described “policy guy,” came to Springfield with the goal of pushing good policy. A father of five who…
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Conservation Foundation invites gardeners to spring events
March 9, 2022The Conservation Foundation is a not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organization dedicated to preserving and restoring open space, protecting rivers and watersheds and promoting…
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Exhibit honors anniversary of Pratt shooting in Aurora
February 1, 2022The Aurora Historical Society will pay tribute to the five people who lost their lives in an Aurora workplace shooting in 2019 in a 3rd anniversary exhibit of memorabilia. The exhibit…
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Geneva’s Wine, Cheese and Trees event going virtual
January 19, 2022Geneva’s Wine, Cheese & Trees fundraiser will be raising a glass virtually in 2022 to help fund the planting of new trees in the community. The city’s Natural Resources Committee…
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