Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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Dragon boat races in Busse Woods' South Pool: Watch this cool drone footageJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - Dragon boat racing has been part of Chinese culture for 2,500 years and a fun way to spend a Saturday in the Northwest suburbs for the past seven. Racers and representat...
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Egrets, herons monitored at Cook County forest preserveJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - After a short boat ride from the shores of Northwest Cook County's Baker's Lake, wildlife biologists and veterinarians visit a small island with a towering wooden rooker...
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Environmental, economic benefits of propane vehicles showcased at Clean Cities eventJul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - In its drive to reduce harmful transportation emissions, the Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition, along with the Propane Education & Research Council, invites fleet mana...
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Dragon boat races come to Busse Woods SaturdayJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival comes to Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village on Saturday, July 28, featuring a day of racing, an Asian cultural village and f...
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Schneider wants hearing over fatal crash blamed on Cook forest preserve driverJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - A suburban Cook County commissioner is calling for a hearing to investigate the circumstances that allowed a 20-year-old seasonal employee of the Forest Preserve Distric...
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Hate crime charges filed in forest preserve harassment caseJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Felony hate crime charges were filed Thursday against a man who harangued a woman over her Puerto Rico shirt last month in a Cook County forest perserve. Timothy G. Try...
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Forest preserve cop on video in Puerto Rican flag shirt harassment case quits before hearingJul 11, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Patrick Connor's name. A Cook County forest preserve police officer accused of doing nothing a...
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Report: Officer seen on video letting man harass Puerto Rican woman gets desk dutyJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - YouTube The 36-minute video was shot by Mia Irizarry of Chicago, who rented a pavilion at the Caldwell Woods Forest Preserve on Chicago's Northwest Side for a birthday p...
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How a tiny bird signals big improvement for a Palatine forest preserveJul 02, 2018 5:30 am - Although the Henslow's sparrow is small in size, conservationists say its return to Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine after a 15-year absence is a big sign that lon...
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Elk Grove Village police continue to investigate deadly pileupJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Police continue to investigate the six-vehicle pileup in Elk Grove Village that killed one person and injured 10 others on Saturday. No tickets or charges have been iss...