Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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River Trail Nature Center holds maple syrup celebrationMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - River Trail Nature Center will host its annual maple syrup celebration 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at 3120 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Northbrook. As daytime temperatur...
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Pedestrian bridge planned near forest preserve in RosemontMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Rosemont and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County are planning to install a pedestrian bridge over the Des Plaines River to connect Bryn Mawr Road to the Des Plai...
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County celebrates centennialFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners marked its centennial on Feb. 11, 100 years to the day after its inaugural meeting. "We recognize the...
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Could concealed carry come to Cook County Forest Preserves?Feb 10, 2015 12:00 am - A downstate lawmaker wants to allow people to carry concealed weapons on Cook County Forest Preserve grounds. The state's relatively new law allowing concealed carry ac...
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Cook County picnic permits go on sale FridayDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - People planning large group picnics in Cook County's forest preserves can make reservations starting Friday. County officials say that picnic permits will be sold online...
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Cook County forest preserve picnic permits on sale 8 a.m. FridayDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - Picnic permit purchases, a New Year tradition, will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at the Forest Preserves of Cook County General Headquarters, 536 N. Harlem Ave., Rive...
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Restoration work set for suburban forest preserveDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - Restoration work begins this month on hundreds of acres of Cook County preserve land near Wheeling. In a statement, forest preserve officials say contractors will remov...
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Habitat restoration to begin near WheelingDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County will begin restoring 259 acres of forest preserve land near Wheeling this winter, removing nonnative trees from the Portwine, Dam #1 ...
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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...