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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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"Dear Citizen," March 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois to of a proposal to seize Miller Meadow
1957

"Letters to Citizens," 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
1957


Cantigny Farm, 1956
Memos covering issues associated with Cantigny Farm as a possible site for a University of Illinois campus.
1956

Commerce, 1959
Issue of Commerce which includes an article on the search for a site for a new University if Illinois campus.
1959


Correspondence with Earl Flanagan, 1957
Correspondence regarding possible sites for a University of Illinois campus in southern Cook County.
1957