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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County was created in 1914 with a mandate to “protect and preserve” the forests of Cook County. By 2004, the district had acquired more than 67,000 acres of forest lands. This collection contains the records of the district and other records and photographs that are relevant for the district’s history.

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"Waters Open to Public Fishing," E.P. Romilly, undated
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List of locations and information for public fishing and accompanying regulations
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Sheet 39A
Date:
July 26, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Division; sheet; sheet 55; Thorn Creek
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Palos Hills Division; sheet 31; Palos Hills
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Sheet 46A
Date:
1930s-1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Tampier Slough; sheet 38A
Date:
1930s-1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Sheet 45
Date:
1930s-1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Sheet 49
Date:
1930s-1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Northwest Division; sheet 1-13
Date:
March 6, 1975
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Division; sheet; sheet 51; Thorn Creek
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Sheet 40A
Date:
July 26, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Division; sheet; sheet 51; Thorn Creek
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
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Skokie Division; sheet 9
Date:
1930s-1940s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Crab Tree Lake, Farm Utilities, scale:1 in. = 30 ft
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Farm Utilities
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center and Busse Woods North; Demolition and Removal of Existing Buildings, scale 1 in. = 20 (location no. 1, area 1 and location no. 2), and 1 in. = 50 ft (location no. 1, area 2)
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Plot Plans:Location No. 1, area 1, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 1, area 2, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 2, Busse Woods North (Grove No. 2); Northwest Division; Job No. 69-14; File Nos. 1-14 (loc. 1) and 8-17 (loc. 2); sheet 2 of 2 sheets
Date:
May 26, 1969
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Crabtree Farm Nature Center and Busse Woods North; Demolition and Removal of Existing Buildings, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Location Plans:Location No. 1, Crabtree Farm Nature Center; Location No. 2, Busse Woods North (Grove No. 2); Northwest Division; Job No. 69-14; File Nos. Loc. 1, 1-14; Loc. 2, 8-17; sheet 1 of 2 sheets
Date:
May 26, 1969
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Deer Lake Drainage at Deer Grove, scale: horz. 1 in. = 20 ft
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Ela Road
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Deer Lake Drainage at Deer Grove, scale: horz. 1 in. = 20 ft
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Deer Grove Drainage at Hillside Rd and Ela Rd
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Deer Lake Drainage at Deer Grove, scale: horz. 1 in. = 40 ft; vert. 1 in. = 4 ft
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Plan and Profile
Date:
October 18, 1969
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Deer Lake Drainage at Deer Grove, scale: horz. 1 in. = 40 ft; vert. 1 in. = 4 ft
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Plan-Profile-Details
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan Dan Ryan Woods Scale 1 in. = 200 ft
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Dan Ryan Woods; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-42
Date:
July 10, 1937
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400
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Tinley Creek Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400
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Oak Forest Area; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-41; sheet 42
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Skokie Lagoons Area
Date:
January 9, 1942
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Des Plaines-Salt Creek Area; Plan number FPD-4, 9100-23; sheet 24
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Palos Hills Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Palos Hills Area; Plan Number FPD-5, 9100-29; shet 30
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Thorn Creek Area; Plan Number FPD-6 9100-53
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Palos Hills Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Master Plan, scale 1 in. = 400 ft
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Palos Hills Area
Date:
November 25, 1941
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Overflow Structures Crabtree Lake, scale: 1 in. = 1 mile
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Index Sheet Overflow Structures Crab Tree Lake, North of Palatine Road 1/2 Mile East of Algonquin Rd.; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-31; File No. 1-15; sheet 1 of 5 sheets
Date:
July 1, 1970
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Overflow Structures Crabtree Lake, scale:1 in. = 20 ft
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Plan, Overflow Structures, Crabtree Lake; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-31; File No. 1-15; sheet 3 of 5 sheets
Date:
July 1, 1970
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Overflow Structures Crabtree Lake, scale:1 in. = 200 ft
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Location andQuantities, Overflow Structures, Crabtree Lake; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-31; File No. 1-15; sheet 2 of 5 sheets
Date:
July 1, 1970
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Overflow Structures Crabtree Lake, scale:1/2 in. = 1 ft
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Details, Overflow Structures, Crabtree Lake; Northwest Division; Job No. 70-31; File No. 1-15; sheet 4 of 5 sheets
Date:
July 1, 1970
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Paper, "Getting Lakes the Borrow Pit Way," by John Barstow Morrill, 1958
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Conference papers; Engineering
Date:
May 11, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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