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President Preckwinkle’s Remarks on Release of FY 2012 Forest Preserve District Budget

By Sebastian James at October 27, 2011 | 10:58 am | 1 Comments

One of the greatest environmental advocates in American history, Aldo Leopold, once wrote, “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” It is in this spirit of connecting “community” with land conservation, protecting our natural resources, more...

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Preckwinkle Unveils Forest Preserve District’s Comprehensive Desk Audit

By Sebastian James at October 12, 2011 | 2:13 pm | 1 Comments

  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Forest Preserve District General Superintendent Arnold Randall released the findings of a comprehensive desk audit today which was performed to assess the Forest Preserve District’s overall effectiveness.  President Preckwinkle ordered the desk audit to fulfill her commitment to transparency, accountability, more...

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President Preckwinkle, Forest Preserve Superintendent Randall announce sweeping reforms

By Sebastian James at April 4, 2011 | 10:17 am | 0 Comment

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Forest Preserve District of Cook County General Superintendent Arnold Randall and Commissioners Gregg Goslin and Jeffrey Tobolski announced today the implementation of new reform measures and policies targeting the kind of behavior uncovered by the Office of the Inspector General last summer at the Cermak Family Aquatic more...

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New Forest Preserve District “Greens for Teens” Golf Tournament to benefit Cook County kids

By Sebastian James at March 9, 2011 | 11:38 am | 0 Comment

Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that the District is launching a new, wide-ranging effort to increase youth outreach. Beginning this summer, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County will facilitate new programming and send up to 2,000 Cook County young people on visits to its six nature centers. The more...

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Toni Preckwinkle, Forest Preserve Superintendent Arnold Randall applaud Obama’s “America’s Great Outdoors” plan

By Sebastian James at February 18, 2011 | 3:26 pm | 1 Comments

Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and General Superintendent Arnold Randall commend President Barack Obama on the creation of his new program, appropriately titled “America’s Great Outdoors.”  The program focuses, in large part, on encouraging citizens to enjoy their vast open spaces, like the 68,000-plus acres that Cook more...

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