Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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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...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County hosts photo contestSep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting its third annual photo contest to showcase the best photos of the places, people, flora and fauna of the forest preserves ...
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Crabtree's Art in Nature on Sept. 21Sep 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Come watch over forty artists painting along scenic nature trails at Crabtree Nature Center's fifth annual Art in Nature event. This free event will be held on ...
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GOP Family Picnic at Busse Woods Sept. 14Sep 03, 2014 1:01 am - The 34th annual Northwest Suburban Republican Family Picnic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at Busse Woods Forest Preserve - Grove 27 near Elk Grov...
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Families can pitch tents in forest preserves on wilderness weekendAug 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Families from Chicago and across Cook County can experience the great outdoors in new ways during a series of camping activities in the Forest Preserves of Cook County t...