Cook forest preserve gives away free tickets

Free tickets: Now's your chance to win free tickets to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Brookfield Zoo and more. The Cook County Forest Preserve District is giving away the tickets in a drawing of people who sign up for its Facebook group page AND its fan page. Participants must also send an email to Contest@soclose2you.org. The subject line must read "Contest Entry" and the e-mail must contain your name, valid mailing address and working phone number. Five winners will be chosen each week in August, and notified by phone. The Family Four Pack includes four free tickets to the zoo; free parking at the garden; a free foursome at any district golf course; and a family swim pass for 2010. For rules and Facebook sites, see soclose2you.org and enter by Aug. 27.