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Olympic Alternate Honed Equestrian Skills in the Cook County Forest Preserves
By Sebastian James at August 15, 2012 | 9:12 am | 0 Comment
It’s official—the Forest Preserve District of Cook County offers an equestrian landscape rich enough to transform a thumb-sucking novice into a world-class athlete. Just ask Allison Springer, who a few weeks ago was an alternate on the USA equestrian team at the 2012 London Olympics, shortly after coming in second in the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the United more...
County Internship Program Enables Engineering Students to Tackle Real-world Projects
By mary.paleologos at August 10, 2012 | 9:25 am | 3 Comments
Bradley University engineering student Brian Heinrich helped design a bike trail during his summer internship at the Cook County Highway Department. Heinrich and six other engineering students spent 10 weeks working mostly out in the field on projects ranging from bridges and road repairs to drainage design and sewer reconstruction. The students met with President more...
Don’t Miss the Final “Film in The Forest” Tuesday, August 14th
By Communications Staff at August 7, 2012 | 4:04 pm | 0 Comment
Learn about birds... Make a kite...Go fly a kite...Relax and enjoy a movie. All in the great out of doors! Activities begin at 6:30pm with the film being shown at dusk til 10:30pm. In the movie, "The Big Year", hilarious comedians Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson portray three men from different walks of life who participate in the biggest more...
Meet Doris Salomon, Our New Director of External Affairs
By Communications Staff at August 3, 2012 | 4:56 pm | 1 Comments
Doris Salomon has more than twenty years of experience with various corporate and non-profit organizations, with a focus on the Latino community. Doris began her career working with Maldef, the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. As Director of Leadership Development, she implemented the “Chicago leadership Development Program” for Latino more...
Black United Fund of Illinois to Salute Young Leaders at its Event, “The Embers”
By Sebastian James at July 17, 2012 | 12:14 pm | 3 Comments
Black United Fund of Illinois (BUFI) will be celebrating the emerging generation of African American leaders at a special reception on Thursday, July 19 at their offices. BUFI has designated 2012 “The Year of the Man, and as a precursor to their annual Living Legacy/Passing the Torch event in September, they have selected eight emerging leaders who are making a more...
FPDCC’s “Films in the Forest” a Family Entertainment Blockbuster
By Sebastian James at July 10, 2012 | 4:34 pm | 0 Comment
No need to dim the lights—Mother Nature will take care of that. No worries about leg room—there is plenty of open space. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show at Films in the Forest, the Forest Preserve District’s new series of films about—and in—the great outdoors. Each month a different feature film with a nature connection will be presented along more...
Forest Preserve District Opens New Kickapoo Woods Bicycle and Walking Trail in Riverdale, IL
By Sebastian James at July 3, 2012 | 10:16 am | 1 Comments
Forest Preserve District of Cook County General Superintendent Arnold Randall, Forest Preserve District Board Commissioner Deborah Sims, Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg, Dixmoor Mayor Keevan Grimmett and other project partners and community leaders were on hand for the official opening of the Kickapoo Woods Bicycle and Walking Trail. The ribbon cutting was followed by more...
Sheriff Dart Encourages Safety as 4th of July Approaches
By Sebastian James at July 2, 2012 | 3:22 pm | 0 Comment
Every year the Cook County Sheriff’s Police confiscate thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks throughout Cook County and Sheriff Dart is encouraging everyone to use caution and be safe during this 4th of July season. Although the rules vary based on what part of Illinois you live in, for the most part, nearly ALL fireworks are illegal in Illinois. All more...
Enjoy the outdoors this summer – just stay cool and be safe
By Sebastian James at June 27, 2012 | 12:26 pm | 0 Comment
“Summer is in full swing with the Fourth of July right around the corner,” said Cook County Department of Public Health interim chief operating officer Sandra Martell, RN, DNP. “Now is the time to get outside and enjoy the summer with your family. Just remember while you are enjoying picnics and block parties, this is the time of year when reports of foodborne more...
Cook County’s Chief Information Officer Talks about Shared Services at Harvard
By Sebastian James at June 19, 2012 | 5:08 pm | 0 Comment
Greg Wass, Chief Information Officer for Cook County Government is presenting at "The 2012 Public Sector and Education Shared Services Summit: Pathways to Transformation" conference being hosted by Harvard University. The conference runs from June 20th through June 22nd. Shared services is a responsibility that involves a systemic approach to human capital more...
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