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The Old Plank Road Trail was a decades-long project converting an old railway line to a recreational trail, and Mike Rzepka was there from the start.

The latest trail addition will stretch 0.85 mile from 111th Street in Naperville to Rockwell Lane in Plainfield.

The permits can be used at all five of the Forest Preserve District's off-leash dog parks.

Whether you're standing tall on the hill or rolling down it, it's a great place to spend some time creating memories.

The latest path addition will stretch from 111th Street in Naperville south to Rockwell Lane in Plainfield.

The 'No Gear, No Problem' program is designed to make it easier for campers to put down stakes at a Forest Preserve campground.

The bikes will be rehabilitated by Chicago-based Working Bikes and given to those in need of a mode of transportation.

Action taken by the Forest Preserve Board will pave the way for another section of the Normantown Trail to be built.

Drinking fountains will be turned off starting October 15, and concessions at Monee Reservoir and boat launches throughout the District will close for the season on November 1.

Barb Ferry has been volunteering with the district for more than 15 years.

Additional erosion control measures and lease flexibility changes begin in 2019.

This story is the first in a series of "Happy Place" tales from Forest Preserve employees and members of the public.

John Nerren is part of the Isle a la Cache Brigade, a group of volunteer re-enactors who conduct demonstrations of what life was like for 18th-century fur traders who once lived in our area.

Fishermen have been known to tuck everything from garlic to hemorrhoid cream in their tackle boxes.

Dog park permits and camping permits will no longer be available from this site, and picnic permits for only Monee Reservoir's shelters and grove will be issued at the visitor center, which will close earlier this winter on December 1.