Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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Forest Preserves of Cook County 2016 budget up less than 2 percentDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners last week approved a $3.5 million increase in the operating budget for 2016 to $65.6 million. The operating budge...
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Cook County forest preserve buys land near PalatineDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County's board on Tuesday approved the purchase of about 2.4 acres at 700 W. Dundee Road near Palatine, adjacent to the Deer Grove East pres...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County offers winter eventsDec 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Wintertime is off to a slow start in the Midwest, but when the cold and snow do arrive, the Forest Preserves of Cook County offers opportunities for activities including...
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Cook County forest preserve picnic grove reservations begin Jan. 4Dec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - The new year is quickly approaching, and many people are already planning their gatherings and special events for 2016. With 283 picnic groves, many with shelters, the F...
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Apply for Cook forest preserve permits beginning Jan. 4Dec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Online and in-person applications for picnic grove and shelter permits in the Forest Preserves of Cook County next year will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4. Permits are ...
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Preckwinkle outlines Cook County hotel tax plan to replace cable tax ideaNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Friday outlined a plan for a 1 percent hotel and motel tax that replaces earlier efforts to add a 3 percent surcharge ont...
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Archaeologists dig up the past along the Des Plaines RiverNov 02, 2015 4:43 am - Digging for pieces of history is like being a little kid searching for treasure in a sandbox, says Christian Cameron. "Only now the forest preserve is my sandbox," said...
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Cook County Forest Preserves 2016 budget up slightlyNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The proposed budget for 2016 for the Forest Preserve of Cook County seeks appropriation authority of $190.2 million - an increase of less than 2 percent, with no increas...
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Worker injured in fall at Busse Woods Dam projectOct 28, 2015 1:00 am - A construction worker was hospitalized after falling off a ladder and into the water while working near the Busse Woods Dam in Elk Grove Village on Wednesday afternoon. ...
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Preckwinkle proposes tax on cable TV, golf, bowlingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to add a 3 percent tax to cable TV bills, a "tough sell" that she says nevertheless is modest compared to a penny-on-t...