Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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Lester: No-fly zones for drones over Cook County property?Jun 01, 2017 5:30 am - A Cook County commissioner wants to ban drones over county property but says it's likely forest preserves would be treated differently than the jail, hospitals or courth...
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Create an adventure this summer in the forest preservesMay 31, 2017 11:00 pm - With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to begin planning an adventure in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. The Forest Preserves' nearly 70,000 a...
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Fishing derbies in Hoffman Estates, Elk GroveMay 30, 2017 11:00 pm - A pair of fishing derbies will be held in the Northwest suburbs this weekend. The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual Community Fishing Derby will ...
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Injured coyote pup found near Barrington Hills recovering from surgeryMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - Volunteers at a wildlife facility are hopeful about the future of an injured coyote pup - found in a burlap bag with six dead siblings near Barrington Hills - as it reco...
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Barrington wildlife center trying to save coyote pup found in bagMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - Efforts to save a coyote pup whose six siblings were found dead in a burlap bag on Cook County Forest Preserve District property near Barrington Hills continue. Fore...
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Look, listen for migratory birds at celebrationMay 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Welcome back birds during the International Migratory Bird Day Celebration from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at LaBagh Woods, 5400 N. Cicero Ave., in Chicago. ...
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Elk Grove Village author to speak about Alaska panhandle bookMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - A former Elk Grove Village resident will be at the public library Monday to talk about his book "Spirits of Southeast Alaska: The History and Hauntings of Alaska's Panha...
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Hoffman Estates to consider tax break for 184-acre developmentFeb 07, 2017 4:30 am - Hoffman Estates officials are still moving through the preliminary stages of their review of a 184-acre residential and retail development at the northwest corner of rou...
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Prospect Heights library screening Cook County forest preserve filmJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - The Prospect Heights Public Library is hosting a program and documentary film screening this week about Cook County's forest preserves. "Chicago's True Nature: The Fore...
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Officer's snowmobile falls through ice on Barrington lakeJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A Cook County Forest Preserve officer's snowmobile fell through ice Thursday morning on Baker's Lake in Barrington, but no significant injuries were reported. The offic...