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    May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013

    As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in Illinois.
    As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...

    Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Niles, U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice, Skokie

    2. Apr 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Strange, smelly sign of spring

    Antsy for spring?
    Antsy for spring? Stop impatiently tapping your hiking boots. The first wildflowers of spring are out. Behold the skunk cabbage. It is one of the earliest and oddest. "It's not very attractive as far as flowers go," said Brian Winters, associate...

    Tags: Lemont, Wildflowers, Cabbage, Wetlands, Stranger Than Fiction

    3. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Body of missing Crestwood man found in Arrowhead Lake

    The body of a missing Crestwood man was found in his car yesterday in Arrowhead Lake in Palos Heights, authorities said.
    Special to the Tribune
    The body of a missing Crestwood man was found in his car yesterday in Arrowhead Lake in Palos Heights, authorities said. The body was found this afternoon as a Honda Civic bearing the license plates of the missing man's car was pulled from the lake...

    Tags: Missing Persons, Interior Policy, Crestwood, Personal Data Collection, Politics

    4. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Volunteers help to restore nature

    More than 70 volunteers helped the Oakton Community College ecology club with its forest-restoration efforts on March 23 on the Des Plaines campus.
    More than 70 volunteers helped the Oakton Community College ecology club with its forest-restoration efforts on March 23 on the Des Plaines campus. This was the second spring work day the club had sponsored, said President Jake Schmidt. All the...

    Tags: Biology, Natural Resource Industry, Ecosystems, Conservation, Lakes and Ponds

    5. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Northbrook officials recommend removal of 'heritage tree' be allowed

    Northbrook's public works committee recommended cutting down a red oak "heritage tree" at a recent meeting.
    Northbrook's public works committee recommended cutting down a red oak "heritage tree" at a recent meeting. The tree, which is more than 150 years old, is considered for removal because it obstructs construction of a single-family house at 1300 Wendy...

    Tags: Forestry and Timber, Scott Simpson

    6. Mar 20, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Honor system parking: Can it work?

    Change of Subject
    The Sun-Times reports that, starting Saturday, visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe will be asked to pay $5 extra to park if they're not residents of Cook County -- so $25 for a passenger car instead of the......
    7. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Grassland bike trail raises some concerns among preservationists

    A system of expanding bike paths in the southwest suburbs is on schedule to make its way through the nearly 1,000-acre Orland Grassland later this year when the Cook County Forest Preserve District builds a looping trail in the grassland's perimeter.
    A system of expanding bike paths in the southwest suburbs is on schedule to make its way through the nearly 1,000-acre Orland Grassland later this year when the Cook County Forest Preserve District builds a looping trail in the grassland's perimeter....

    Tags: Forestry and Timber, Renovation, Wetlands

    8. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Village asks forest preserve district to consider impact of land buys

    After a land acquisition by the Cook County Forest Preserve District last year caught Orland Park officials by surprise, they're asking for more due diligence by the county next time a land purchase is in the works.
    After a land acquisition by the Cook County Forest Preserve District last year caught Orland Park officials by surprise, they're asking for more due diligence by the county next time a land purchase is in the works. Village officials say they were not...

    Tags: Local Government, Forestry and Timber, Orland Park

    9. Nov 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Thanksgiving relief a walk through the park

    Turkey? Check.
    Turkey? Check. Stuffing? Check. Brisk walk through the woods? Put that on your holiday list too. A hike in a peaceful forest preserve is a glorious Thanksgiving tradition, at least in our family. It gets you out of the kitchen. It gives you a...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), McHenry, State Parks, Cross Country Skiing

    10. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Police investigate if motorist found dead off I-57 is missing Kankakee-area man

    Authorities are trying to determine whether a man found dead in a pickup truck that had gone into a tree is a man reported missing after leaving his South Side job to head home to Kankakee  in August.
    Authorities are trying to determine whether a man found dead in a pickup truck that had gone into a tree is a man reported missing after leaving his South Side job to head home to Kankakee  in August. Richard Roberts, 47, of St. Michael's Drive in...

    Tags: Missing Persons, Bourbonnais, Kankakee

    11. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Color your world

    Above the Grove Portage Trail at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, the canopy of trees was taxicab yellow. With the sun pouring down from above, the colors glowed.
    Tribune reporter
    Above the Grove Portage Trail at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, the canopy of trees was taxicab yellow. With the sun pouring down from above, the colors glowed. Beneath them, we walkers gaped at the view, pointed our cameras and counted...

    Tags: Garfield Park, Ryerson Incorporated, Willow Springs, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), McHenry

    12. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Forest Preserves

    <strong>This list is not all-inclusive</strong>
    This list is not all-inclusive BOATING  DES PLAINES RIVER boat launches/ramps Outboard motors allowed Columbia Woods, Willow Springs Lemont Landing, Lemont   LITTLE CALUMET RIVER boat launch Outboard motors allowed North of Jackson Street...

    Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports

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Fred Becker, 78, is helped by Des Plaines firefighters...
(April 18, 2013)
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Cancer patient Hiroshi Ono, 92, is rescued by Des Plain...
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Deer at the Orland Grassland March 3. After hearing con...
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