Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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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...
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Former owners launch second suit over sale of Horizon FarmsJul 24, 2014 5:00 am - The previous owners of Horizon Farms have sued a local bank and others, disputing the legality of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County's purchase of the nearly 40...
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Policy council coming for Cook forestsJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle introduced an ordinance Tuesday that will create a Conservation and Policy Council. In February, the county ad...
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Plan to ease flooding along Salt Creek is comingJun 19, 2014 5:30 am - Engineers will put together final blueprints for changes to the Busse Woods Dam in an effort to alleviate flooding along Salt Creek in Cook and DuPage counties. Elk Grov...
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Forest district gathers input on Horizon FarmsJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County Forest Preserve District hosted its first public meeting Wednesday night to get input on what should be done with Horizon Farms, the nearly 400-acre Barr...
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Tombstone in woods near Northbrook leads to tale of early suburbaniteMay 25, 2014 1:00 am - One of the first immigrants to live in the farmland northwest of Chicago, George Stahl Schnabele died on June 30, 1884, and was lowered into a grave so that he could res...
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Summer in the Cook County forest preservesMay 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Forest Preserves of Cook County has announced longer summer hours at five of six nature centers, including Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road in Barrington Hills. Na...
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May is 'Share The Trail' month in forest preservesMay 07, 2014 11:00 pm - With more than 300 miles of paved and unpaved trails, the Forest Preserves of Cook County offers extensive pathways to truly immerse oneself in nature. And, indeed, trav...
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Forest preserve acquires disputed Barrington Hills farm for $14.5 millionMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County judge on Monday entered an order finalizing a judicial sale of the nearly 400-acre Barrington Hills equestrian estate known as Horizon Farms to the Forest ...