Will a horse farm near Wheaton be transformed into a neighborhood with dozens of houses or remain as open space by becoming part of the Danada Forest Preserve?
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Dan and Ada Rice lived as true horse people do.
Their estate, separating Wheaton and Naperville, looked as if it belonged in Kentucky bluegrass country with its white-fenced paddocks, hickory trees, a.
When leading a bird walk, I m secretly grateful whenever a great blue heron comes into view. Lurking on the edge of a pond, or rowing across the sky, a "GBH" always makes an impression.
Despite outcry, Naper Commons subdivision plans move ahead in Naperville A park shown in this rendering serves as the focal point of the Naper Commons subdivision, planned for a portion of the Nokia property in Naperville. Courtesy of Naper Commons/Hitchcock Design Group The city council in Naperville has approved plans for a housing subdivision on a portion of the former Nokia campus. Daily Herald file photo
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Housing developers have received Naperville City Council approval to build a new subdivision that neighbors and environmentalists fear will disrupt wildlife habitats in surrounding forest preserves.
City council members largely embraced the project to turn a 67-acre swath of the former Nokia property into a mix of single-family homes and townhouses at the northwest corner of Naperville and Warrenville roads. The property is open land except for a crumbling parking lot.