Cook County Forest Preserve

Parents Of TV Host Garrard McClendon Shot Dead

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 10.21.2009 | Chicago


The investigation of the slaying of a CLTV host's parents has shifted from the south suburban forest preserve where they were found to their Indiana h...

Patronage Workers Donate To Stroger, Get Hefty Raises

Chicago Sun-Times/Better Government Association | CHRIS FUSCO | Posted 09.24.2009 | Chicago


Patronage workers with the Cook County Forest Preserve District are seeing more green these days -- in their paychecks....

Nearly $2.5 Million Worth Of Pot Torched By Authorities (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago


Nearly $2.5 million worth of marijuana went up in smoke Wednesday when Cook County Forest Preserve police and DEA agents set fire to a cache of plants...

County Spending $1.6M To Advertise Forest Preserve

Chicago Sun-Times | CHRIS FUSCO | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago


Can't afford to hold on to your gym membership anymore because of a pay cut? Looking for a really cheap way to do something healthy on those unpaid fu...

Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider Could Net Millions In Deal With County

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 07.11.2009 | Chicago


Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider and his family are in line to get much geld -- by one count, as much as $11 million -- in a property deal with ...

City Golf Courses To Get Facelifts Under New Deal

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago


Duffers are being promised better city golf courses under a new contract OKd Wednesday by the Chicago Park District board. The six courses, two minia...

City Golf Courses: Whaddya Expect?

David Murray | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago


David Murray

Some years ago a friend of mine, a weary veteran of Trying to Do Things in Chicago, was working with the city on a building project, and boxing with the usual shadows. He told me something that stuck with me.