Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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New boathouse opens near Busse ReservoirApr 26, 2014 8:00 am - A new 2,050-square-foot boathouse has opened along the banks of the Busse Reservoir, a centralized location within the Ned Brown Forest Preserve near Elk Grove Village w...
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Estate owners, Cook forest preserve in tug of war over landApr 23, 2014 5:00 am - A Cook County judge might rule Wednesday on a lawsuit accusing the Forest Preserve District of Cook County of unlawfully getting involved in a private foreclosure disput...
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Cook forest preserve closer to taking over Barrington Hills farmApr 23, 2014 1:00 am - A Cook County judge's ruling Wednesday put the Forest Preserve District of Cook County one step closer to taking over the 400-acre Barrington Hills horse farm and estate...
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Cook County celebrates Earth DayApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County activities in recognition of Earth Day include a workday at Deer Grove West Forest Preserve in Palatine on Saturday, April 26. Cook County Chief Sustainabil...
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Residents picket Montessori School planning new siteApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - Residents of an unincorporated neighborhood between Hoffman Estates, Inverness and South Barrington picketed outside Montessori School of North Hoffman Tuesday to protes...
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Trout fishing opens Saturday in Cook CountyMar 31, 2014 11:00 pm - The trout fishing season in the Forest Preserves of Cook County starts at dawn Saturday, April 5. Catchable-sized rainbow trout (one-half to three-fourths pounds average...
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Foul play not suspected in Rosemont-area deathMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities say they do not suspect foul play in the death of a man found Monday morning in a forest preserve near Rosemont. The Cook County medical examiner's office co...
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Get set for spring with activities in the Cook County forest preservesFeb 25, 2014 10:00 pm - After a cold and snowy winter, the Forest Preserves of Cook County are offering a cure for cabin fever. In addition to daily programs at the six Nature Centers; the spri...
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Preckwinkle accepts new forest preserves planJan 24, 2014 10:20 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Friday formally accepted the “Next Century Conservation Plan” for the preserves. The plan was created by a blu...
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Des Plaines driving range eyed for flood reservoirJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - Golfers at the Harry Semrow Golf Driving Range in Des Plaines could soon be launching golf balls onto an open field that doubles as a reservoir during local flooding. Th...