DuPage seeks church land
A proposed 160-unit town home development on church-owned property in Aurora has come under fire from the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, which seeks to acquire the land for its...
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Herrick Lake reopens facility
Starting Saturday, visitors to Herrick Lake Forest Preserve will again be able to buy snacks and bait, borrow fishing poles and rent rowboats and canoes. The preserve has been without...
3 hurt when car crashes into store
Three people were taken to an area hospital Thursday after a car crashed into the front window of the Best Vac store at 1519 W. Main St. St. Charles police...
Village wins grant to improve park
The Village of LaGrange Park has received a $2,500 grant from the Springfield-based Illinois Conservation Foundation for improvements at Poet's Corner. The grant will be used for new flower plantings...
Breast cancer grants awarded
Three DuPage County women's health programs have received grants totaling more than $95,000 from the Chicagoland affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Robert Crown Center for...
Moth treatments to conclude soon
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is scheduled to wind up its 2003 gypsy moth treatment program Tuesday with aerial applications of pheromone flakes in DuPage, Kane, Cook, Will, McHenry and...
Sprayings slated for gypsy moths
Weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Agriculture is scheduled to begin aerial spraying for gypsy moths on Wednesday in DuPage, Kane, Will and Cook Counties. Beginning at daybreak, three helicopters...
Forest preserve makes hill public
A 200-acre hill at Greene Valley Forest Preserve will be opened to the public on weekends beginning Saturday. Recent improvements at the site include a road and parking area atop...
Lime plant shut by state EPA
A lime plant that had been the focus of citizen complaints of air pollution for several years has been shut down by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Vulcan Construction Materials...
Attacks planned on gypsy moths
The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is scheduled to launch seasonal assaults on gypsy moths this month at three area preserves. Grounds crews plan to target moth egg masses on...