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Cook County Forest Preserve District
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See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie
Sep 16, 2019 6:00 AM - A tall-grass prairie in September is one of the best antidotes for screen fatigue that I know. Here, the grasses are in their glory, towering above all else and waving their flowers with abandon.
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5 colorful suburban bike trail systems to ride this fall, plus pretty roads for the more daring
Sep 8, 2019 7:29 AM - Autumn is a great time to ride a bike. So where are the best places to ride for fall colors? You must go where the trees are, of course. Fortunately, that's where many of the best bike trails and routes are, too. -
'World's Largest Bounce House' comes to Busse Woods
Sep 6, 2019 5:28 PM - The "World's Largest Bounce House," as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, will be among the inflatables for kids and adults alike to jump around beginning this weekend in Busse Woods near Elk Grove Village. -
Fire up for fall at Ignite the Night in Barrington Hills
Aug 29, 2019 4:00 PM - Celebrate under a full harvest moon at Citizens for Conservation's Ignite the Night. The event will feature live music, food, stargazing, flashlight walks for kids, a raffle, and horse-drawn wagon rides and will be capped off by a spectacular bonfire. -
Crews removing or trimming trees deemed potential hazards at Deer Grove
Aug 2, 2019 11:49 AM - About 200 trees considered potentially hazardous to trail users are being removed or pruned at Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine, officials said. -
'Bold and aggressive' coyotes lead forest preserve officials to close part of Libertyville trail to dog walkers
Jul 26, 2019 8:33 AM - The presence of "bold and aggressive" coyotes led Lake County Forest Preserve officials to close a section of trail in the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville to people walking their dogs. -
An oak-killing pathogen has been found in Illinois; experts are on alert
Jul 3, 2019 4:20 PM - Agricultural experts in the Chicago area are on alert for a plant pathogen that has killed large tracts of oak trees on the West Coast and has been detected on ornamental plants in Cook and Will counties. -
Lost, stuck kayaker rescued in Busse Woods
Jun 30, 2019 7:07 PM - More than 40 first responders from Elk Grove Village and surrounding communities spent about two hours Saturday night searching the Busse Woods forest preserve for a kayaker who was lost and trapped in a muddy marsh. -
Police confident Busse Woods robbery an isolated caseJun 22, 2019 5:45 PM - An Arlington Heights man who was assaulted and robbed June 15 in the Busse Woods forest preserve near Elk Grove Village told police he believes the crime wasn't random.
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Arlington Heights man reported beaten, robbed in Busse Woods
Jun 16, 2019 4:03 PM - Authorities are investigating the reported assault and robbery of a man Saturday morning in the Busse Woods forest preserve near Elk Grove Village.
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