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FPDCC NeighborhoodSpace Addresses Big City, Small Spaces

By Communications Staff at October 3, 2012 | 2:45 pm | 0 Comment

Have you heard of NeighborSpace? It’s an innovative way for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to support Chicago residents through open space projects that were once considered too small and too urban to be compatible with the District’s system of preserves and natural areas. By design, the Forest Preserves circle the city, an oasis of natural areas and more...

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Communications Staff at October 1, 2012 | 1:46 pm | 0 Comment

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and remains the second leading cause of death among women. The good news is that death rates for this disease have been on the decline since 1990, partially due to better screening and detection techniques, increased awareness and improved more...

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Cook County Clerk Orr, Chicago Fire & Reavis High Register Voters

By Sebastian James at September 24, 2012 | 12:00 pm | 0 Comment

Cook County Clerk David Orr and the Chicago Fire’s Jay Nolly visited a Reavis High School soccer practice Wednesday afternoon to promote voter registration and urge students to get involved in the Nov. 6, 2012 Presidential Election. “If you don’t participate, it’s like your team playing a man short,” Orr said on the school’s soccer field, 6034 W. 77th St., more...

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Stroger Hospital of Cook County Hosts Komen Cure Tissue Bank Event, September 29th

By Communications Staff at September 12, 2012 | 1:48 pm | 7 Comments

How can you help in the fight against breast cancer? You can help by donating a tissue sample during an event at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago from 8:30AM to 2:30PM. Saturday, September 29th. Participants can use the parking garage at 1800 West Polk St., which is adjacent to the hospital, free of charge. The tissue samples will be more...

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Have You Turned Up the Volume? Free Hearing Screening September 18th

By Sebastian James at September 12, 2012 | 1:44 pm | 7 Comments

A FREE hearing screening is being offered at the Oak Forest Health Center on Tuesday, September 18th. Untreated hearing loss can affect your life in many ways, creating barriers in speech and language communication in the home,  employment, educational, and other and social settings. A free hearing screening is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, more...

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CCFPD Sand Ridge Nature Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Archaeology Day, September 22

By Sebastian James at September 7, 2012 | 11:25 am | 0 Comment

Not long ago, as geologists measure time, the water released from a melting glacier during the last great Ice Age created a much larger Lake Michigan, called Lake Chicago, which covered most Cook County. As the water found its way to the ocean, the level of the lake dropped, rose, and dropped again, forming beaches and low sand dunes on many temporary shorelines. more...

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Fall Fun In The Cook County Forest Preserves!

By Sebastian James at September 7, 2012 | 11:22 am | 0 Comment

Fall is the perfect time of year to get out and explore the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. In addition to daily programs at the District’s six Nature Centers; the autumn season also includes a number of special events taking place in locations throughout the County. All events are family-friendly and most are free. “The autumn months are one of the most more...

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Cook County Forest Preserve District Hosting First Ever Photo Contest

By Communications Staff at September 4, 2012 | 2:41 pm | 4 Comments

We know you have great photos of the Cook County forest preserves and we want to include them in the 2013 Forest Preserve District of Cook County wall calendar. Submit your photos at their Flickr page www.flickr.com/groups/fpdcc  August 30, 2012 – September 10, 2012. Then check back on their Facebook page more...

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Forest Preserve District Researchers Assist with the Effort to Protect the Great Lakes from Asian Carp

By Sebastian James at August 30, 2012 | 10:24 am | 0 Comment

The Great Lakes ecosystems remain under a significant threat from Asian carp. These unwelcome invaders can crowd out other fish species by outcompeting them for food resources. The carp have already overrun parts of the Illinois River, in some cases, accounting for more than 90% of the fish biomass. The presence of Asian carp in the Great Lakes could have devastating more...

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Veterans Resource Fair, August 29th, 9 am to 2 pm

By mary.paleologos at August 27, 2012 | 11:29 am | 7 Comments

The Veterans Assisstance Commission of Cook County will host a Veterans Resource Fair offering everything from housing assistance and health screenings to free haircuts. The event will take place in the Auditorium of the Juvenile Detention Center, 1100 S Hamilton, Chicago, from 9 am to 2 pm. Nearly 30 agencies, organizations and government offices will provide a wide more...

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