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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.

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.

Bernie Twait has spent decades of his life volunteering, pursuing his own interests and hobbies as a way for him to also help better his community.

William Udrow, 70, uses local trails to keep in shape and to connect him to his longer bicycle expeditions, which is just what Forest Preserve trail planners had in mind.

The grant will be used to enhance habitat for the federally-endangered Hine's emerald dragonfly and other pollinators at Prairie Bluff and Lockport Prairie preserves.

Emily Kenny’s time spent volunteering with the Forest Preserve District has included so many different tasks that she’s become a familiar face to many employees, fellow volunteers and visitors over the past 18 years.

His start as a volunteer with the Forest Preserve comes with an interesting backstory involving an alligator.