Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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Cook County poor farm to be preservedDec 25, 2012 4:22 pm - Imagine strolling through a wooded acreage once called home by early 20th-century occupants of a poor farm and patients of a tuberculosis infirmary. Imagine learning the...
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Picnic permits to go on sale Jan. 2Dec 19, 2012 1:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County will begin selling 2013 picnic permits in-person on Wednesday, Jan. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Forest Preserve District ...
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Cook County approves forest preserve budgetDec 19, 2012 9:41 am - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously passed the proposed 2013 budget, which calls for expenditures of $189 million, and no ...
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Eagle Scout earns rank with island restoration projectDec 08, 2012 10:55 am - Mark Rapala, a senior at Saint Viator High School, earned the prestigious Eagle Scout rank on Sept. 29. Eagle Scout is the highest rank of Boy Scouts, and it includes th...
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Barrington Hills, East Dundee clash over auto auction businessNov 19, 2012 3:00 pm - The village of Barrington Hills and a citizens group have launched a campaign against Insurance Auto Auctions, which hopes to open a car storage and auction site near it...
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Park Ridge man killed in Des Plaines hit-and-runNov 06, 2012 5:25 pm - Cook County Sheriff Police are investigating a hit-and-run that killed a Park Ridge man Monday, authorities said. Ronald Bougan, 53, was found by a passer-by at about 5...
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Picnics, golf to cost more next year in Cook CountyOct 17, 2012 6:00 pm - It will cost more to picnic and golf at Cook County Forest Preserve properties next year if the proposed budget is approved today. The district's property tax levy won't...
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Police search for teen who robbed joggers in Hoffman EstatesSep 26, 2012 5:14 pm - A teenage suspect on a bicycle who held up two separate runners on the Poplar Creek bike trial in Hoffman Estates Wednesday afternoon. Both victims were running alone al...
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Hundreds of deer die due to virus in Cook CountySep 01, 2012 8:00 am - Hundreds found dead in Cook, Kane counties; people, pets are safe
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Preckwinkle at Barrington Hills polo matchAug 28, 2012 3:46 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will throw out the first ball at the eighth annual LeCompte Kalaway Landowners Cup polo match at Oakwood Farms in Barrington...