TRIBUNE: Groups to call for separation of Cook County boards March 17, 2008
SUN TIMES: Politics hurting Forest Preserve District: watchdogs March 17, 2008
CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO: New Report: Forest Preserve District Needs Own Board March 17, 2008
CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO: Who Should Govern the Forest Preserve District? March 17, 2008
County Deficit — $13 Million Raid
Moratorium Lifted — Tollway Land Grab — Volunteer
Website
Tax Hike — Forest Preserve Improvements
New Superintendent — Land Swap — Rip Transfer
Condition of Forest Preserves — 2002 Forest Preserve
Study
Condition of Forest Preserves — 2002 Forest Preserve Study
Forest Preserve Deficit — Moratorium Lifted in Miami
Woods
Land Acquisition — Selling Forest Preserve Land
2007 (5)
Chopping into Forest Preserve: Stroger insists it ‘repay’ $11 mil.
to ease county deficit February 1, 2007
Forest district shouldn’t fix county shortfall- Letter to the Editor February 7, 2007
Don’t uproot forest preserve’s funding- Letter to the EditorFebruary 7, 2007
Stroger, Quigley ‘part ways’ over forest preserve cash February 8, 2007
County takes a shot at 10-cent-a-bullet tax: Stroger wins shouting match, OK to transfer $13 mil. from forests February 8, 2007
2006 (12)
Our choices for clean water- Editorial March 10, 2006
68,000 acres of Cook County wilderness, by bus and train March 30, 2006
Remember Earth Day? April, 20 2006
Nature center, improvements planned at Dan Ryan Woods June 14, 2006
County drawing up plans for Dan Ryan Woods upgrade June 14, 2006
Tollway eyes county forest preserve land June 29, 2006
Tollway’s forest preserve plan under fire June 29, 2006
New forest preserve map kick off: Discovering fun, recreation just around corner July 20, 2006
Volunteer get new Web site October 3, 2006
Burn moratorium lifted at 5 forest preserve sites October 4, 2006
2005 (21)
Forest district tax hike to pay for hefty raises January 9, 2005
Tax hike for forest district called waste of money January 31, 2005
Old foes hail forest budget: Groups applaud county preserves for turnaround February 1, 2005
Groups applaud county preserves for turnaround February 1, 2005
Friends of county forests come out of the woodwork February 1, 2005
Forest friends, steward to probe triangle ownership March 02, 2005
Board tangles over merits of names on signs March 3, 2005
Reeves-Bullock film also will star Cook County house April 17, 2005
Keep forest preserve land preserved April 25, 2005
Bid for county land splits officials April 25, 2005
County to consider land swap: Steel mill wants to expand into forest preserve May 4, 2005
ISG Land Grab A Bad Deal- Letter to the Editor May 10, 2005
June 2 meeting set on proposed land swap May 17, 2005
Company that dumped nuclear waste wants to buy tainted land May 17, 2005
Plant seeks swap to expand June 9, 2005
Apathy Canyon: The Ditch That’s Eating a Forest Fall 2005
Dominican’s plans gain panel’s nod: Foes dispute title on parcel October 12, 2005
Forest district financial plan endorsed October 15, 2005
Activists pleased by forest budget November 30, 2005
Forest district wins over most critics: But Civic Federation not November 30, 2005
2004 (10)
Forest preserve advocates rip transfer of 11 acres March 30, 2004
Rules for use of forest land may face changes May 5, 2004
Preserving land- Letter to the Editor May 10, 2004, May 13, 2004
Fests to feel forest ban on parking: Ravinia, Irish fetes among affected May 23, 2004
Forest crime rates low- Letter to the Editor June 9, 2004
Fear-Letter to the Editor June 14, 2004
Ex-forest workers blast job ‘reform’ June 28, 2004
A new day dawns August 23, 2004
Cook’s forest preserves install new signs: Intent is to help guide trail users September 24, 2004
New forest chief makes good- Letter to the Editor December 19, 2004
2003 (9)
Cook County voters, take a bow- Editorial January 23, 2003
Stroger must be a reformer- Letter to the Editor February 9, 2003
Forest Preserves need action now- Letter to the Editor July 22, 2003 and July 28, 2003
Keeper of ‘emperor’s thrones’ quits Forest Preserves October 2, 2003
Our forest preserves need help, and soon- Editorial November 6, 2003
County starts `adopt-a-forest-preserve’ cleanup plan November 12, 2003
Forest budget needs scrutiny- Editorial November 14, 2003
Plan would ax top forest jobs December 8, 2003
2002 (19)
Forest preserve district in dire need of reform- Letter to the Editor January 24, 2002
Plants, bathrooms stink in preserves, groups say February 27, 2002
County forest district woods in ‘poor shape,’ study finds February 27, 2002
Cook forest preserves’ condition called poor February 27, 2002
Cook County Lands May be Losing Ecological Value Summer 2002
Cook’s trashy forest preserves…and flabby patronage army- Editorial September 27, 2002
Shaking up Stroger’s board October 6, 2002
Forest Preserve worker: Bosses made me hire a drunk guy October 10, 2002
Forest preserve managers lambasted in groups’ report October 10, 2002
Activists pin forest woes on Stroger: Study alleges lack of public input October 10, 2002
Buds poisoning forest preserves- Editorial October 11, 2002
Stroger denies he makes all decisions October 11, 2002
Barking up wrong tree- Letter to the Editor October 16, 2002
Stroger’s hypocrisy- Letter to the Editor October 25, 2002
Forest preserves must turn new leaf- Letter to the Editor October 29, 2002
County may chop forests’ snow slides, police units October 31, 2002
GOP candidate for president of county board feels left out October 31, 2002
Environmentalists praise forest budget November 10, 2002
2001 (8)
Forest Preserve’s `balanced budgets’ concealed deficit February 28, 2001
Forest Preserves lost in the woods- Editorial March 2, 2001
Saving forest preserves by chopping, replanting March 5, 2001
Doesn’t grow on trees- Letter to the Editor March 11, 2001
Forest Preserve deficit is worse than thought March 21, 2001
Forest preserve finances scrutinized March 21, 2001
County lifts its ban on Miami Woods restoration November 29, 2001
1999 (3)
Vote on open spaces urged; Conservation groups seek to curb sprawl March 16, 1999
Don’t sell to Rosemont, forest officials urged June 9, 1999