Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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Cook County Forest Preserve begins $500,000 project near WheelingDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County is beginning a $500,000 restoration project on 259 acres of forest preserve land near Wheeling, according to a news release. Accordin...
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No winter hunker down here Check out forest preserve's new lineup of special events, programsDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - If predictions turn out to be true, 2014-15 could be another big winter … or not. But no matter how much snow and cold we get, the Forest Preserves of Cook County invite...
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Officials: Woman fabricated forest preserve stabbing storyDec 02, 2014 12:00 am - A weekend incident where a woman was stabbed while jogging in a suburban forest preserve does not appear to have happened as originally reported, authorities said Tuesda...
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Police believe Palatine stabbing unrelated to similar attacksNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - Authorities believe the stabbing of a 33-year-old woman in a forest preserve near Palatine is not connected to attacks on other women along Northwest suburban jogging tr...
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Police: Woman stabbed in forest preserve near PalatineNov 29, 2014 12:01 am - A 33-year-old woman was stabbed while jogging on a trail in the Deer Grove East forest preserve near Palatine Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The woman was alone o...
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Enjoy fall colors at River Trails Fall Festival SundayOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Over the next two weeks, trees across the Chicago region will hit peak fall color. One of the most dramatic places to see the leaves change is at River Trail Nature Cent...
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Trout season in Cook County Forest Preserves begins SaturdayOct 13, 2014 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County's 2014 fall inland trout fishing season will start at dawn on Saturday, Oct. 18. Catchable-sized rainbow trout (1/2 to 3/4 pounds av...
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Public-private partnership honored for Bluff Spring Fen conservation workOct 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Four people have been given the Grassroots Conservation Leadership Award from the Audubon - Chicago Region honoring a public-private conservation and development initiat...
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Third Des Plaines River Trail Bike Ride returns SaturdaySep 18, 2014 1:01 am - A community bike ride this weekend will take cyclists not quite over the river - but next to it - and through the woods in Des Plaines. The 9-mile, family-friendly Des P...
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Your news Watch artists at work during Art in NatureSep 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Come watch more than 40 artists painting along scenic nature trails at Crabtree Nature Center's fifth annual Art in Nature event from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. Cr...