Cook County leaders are rolling out a new way to make forest preserves more accessible for all residents. WBBM’s Andy Dahn ...

Cook County Forest Preserves is on a mission to restore 30,000 acres of habitat to high-quality condition by the year 2030.

Donation Options Search Search Search Snowy egrets at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s Burnham Prairie Nature Preserve in south suburban Burnham. David Gruver for Friends of the ...

“Most people think it’s a harmless act,” said Martin Hasler, deputy chief of the Cook County Forest Preserves Police Department. “The forest preserve is for all of us and taking away ...

Cook County Forest Preserve District General Superintendent Arnold Randall has announced plans to step down next month, ending a distinct and productive 13-year tenure. He will become the next ...

A referendum on the ballot this November will ask Cook County voters for a property tax hike to support and grow the county’s vast forest preserves. The referendum in the Nov. 8 general election ...

RIVER FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County Forest Preserves is the first and largest forest preserve district of its kind in the country. This year, they're celebrating their 100th anniversary.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- On Saturday at sunrise, the Forest Preserves of Cook County will officially open their waterways for trout fishing. Wildlife officials stock 5,000 pounds of rainbow trout in five ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Trees change color Thursday at the Dam No. 2 Woods in the Cook County Forest Preserves. Thomas Frisbie/Sun-Times Share Nature is a healer, rejuvenating our ...