One of the perks of living in Chicago is enjoying the best of both worlds: the amenities of a world-class city as well as the pleasures of forest and fen, pond and prairie. Local forest preserve ...

If passed, the referendum also would provide much-needed money for the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden. The forest preserve district gives money to the zoo and garden but doesn’t ...

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

The project is part of a growing effort by conservationists in the Chicago area to cut down overcrowded woods into more open woodlands, savannas and meadows. In some cases, forest preserves are ...

Maple Meadows golf course in Wood Dale is poised for a major upgrade. The DuPage County forest preserve board is set to vote ...

Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation of Chicago, notes: “The people who sacrificed, who fought, to preserve this forest land knew there would be hundreds of good ideas for other uses.

Beck Lake near Des Plaines provides a scenic vista on Tuesday. Thomas Frisbie/Sun-Times Share Forest preserves, like the trees, other plants and wildlife they are home to, need proper sustenance ...

CHICAGO (CBS) - Juggling, fortune telling, and cross-dressing are all technically forbidden in Cook County Forest Preserves. But not for long. Currently, the county Forest Preserve District code ...

More than 200 birds have died from a presumed outbreak of avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve, according to authorities. The deaths occurred at the Baker’s Lake forest preserve ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – If you're tired about all ... A video made by DuPage County Forest Preserve District shows the process. The ecology supervisor shared The Insect's Circle of Life, while staff ...