Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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New pedestrian bridge in Rosemont opening SaturdayJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - Rosemont and Cook County officials will formally open a new pedestrian bridge Saturday linking the village's entertainment district with the nearby forest preserve trail...
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Somme Prairie Grove recognized as Illinois Nature PreserveJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution this week recognizing Somme Prairie Grove as the 27th dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve...
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Busse Lake fishing derby returns SaturdayJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host a Busse Lake fishing derby in Busse Woods on Saturday. The free annual event is from 9 a.m. to noon at Grove #25. Due t...
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Busse Woods boat launch among improvements for people with disabilitiesJun 05, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County officials inaugurated an accessible canoe and kayak launch Saturday at Busse Woods as part of a Forest Preserves of Cook County initiative to provide more ac...
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Rides of Silence May 19 honors cyclists who have been killed or injured while ridingMay 14, 2021 6:00 am - A parked car at age 12 has been my only bike-vehicle encounter. I've been lucky. Last year 26 area cyclists were not. Bike fatalities more than doubled in northeastern I...
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Slow down! Turtle crossing signs installed next to Busse WoodsMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - New turtle crossing signs installed this week next to Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village — along with depressed curbs installed last fall — are meant to aid in their annua...
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One more chance to celebrate Earth DayApr 25, 2021 1:00 am - Earth Day may have officially taken place three days earlier, but there was still plenty about Mother Nature to celebrate Sunday for visitors to Crabtree Nature Center i...
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It's maple syrup time at the River Trail Nature Center in NorthbrookMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - It's maple syrup time at Northbrook nature center
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Pipeline replacement work begins Monday in Busse WoodsMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - Construction is set to start Monday to reroute and replace two old natural gas pipelines that run underground through the Busse Forest Nature Preserve at Busse Woods nea...
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It's maple syrup time at the River Trail Nature Center in NorthbrookMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - Families learned that a sure sign of spring's arrival is sap dripping from sugar maple trees during the "Sap's Rising" event Saturday at River Trail Nature Center in Nor...