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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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Bakers Lake Development Plan, Natural Features
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Bakers Lake Comprehensive Development Plan, showing natural features. Plans Prepared by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County in Cooperation with the Village of Barrington.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Bakers Lake Development Plan, Signage and Site Details
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Bakers Lake Development Plan, signage and site details
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bakers Lake Development Plan, Woodland Enhancement
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Bakers Lake Development Plan, Woodland Enhancement Plan
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bakers Lake Preserve, Proposed Addition
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Site plan and inset map showing location of proposed addition to the Bakers Lake Preserve. 110.1 acres are proposed to be acquired by the Forest Preserve District.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Bakers Lake Woodland Development Plan
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Bakers Lake Woodland Development Plan
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Band Concert
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Crowd on a lawn outside a Forest Preserve building listens to a choir with a piano accompanist.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Band Concerts and Community Singing
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Members of a marching band standing outside a Forest Preserve building.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Band Concerts and Community Singing
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Choir singing outside a Forest Preserve building.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Band Concerts and Community Singing
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Conductor leads an orchestra playing outdoors.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Band Concerts and Community Singing
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Audience seated outdoors for an orchestra performance in a bandshell.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Band Concerts and Community Singing
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Orchestra performing in a bandshell.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bath house, Cermak Park
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Date:
ca. 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bathhouse Construction
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Date:
1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Beach
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Beach
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People relaxing at a beach. Some are wearing bathing suits.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Beach
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View across a body of water towards a beach where many people are swimming and relaxing.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Beautiful Spot on Des Plaines River
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bent tree on county line near Glencoe
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Trail marker tree on county line near Glencoe.
Date:
October 11, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicycling
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Group of people on bicycles outside a Forest Preserve building.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicycling
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Large group of people on bicycles.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicycling
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Group of bicyclists on a roadway.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bicyclists riding over bridge
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Date:
1945
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: not noted
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image 1, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
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April 13, 1933
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: not noted
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Date:
April 13, 1933
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: not noted
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Date:
April 13, 1933
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: note noted
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image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
April 13, 1933
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Biography of Captain John Whistler, c. 1965
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Date:
ca. 1965
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bird Poem
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Blue Violet
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bluffs at Palos
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Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boating on the River
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Group of people riding in a boat with a canopy.
Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boating on the river
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Group of people riding in a boat with a canopy.
Date:
ca. 1904
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bode Lake / Poplar Creek Driveway and Parking Area, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
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Plan and Profile; Northwest Division; Job no. 72-28; file no. 6-1, 6-12; sheet 4 of 13 sheets
Date:
ca. 1972
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bode Lake Parking Area and Drive, scale:1 in. = 10 ft
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Pavement details at typical sections; Northwest Division; Job 85-10; File No. 6-14; sheet 4 of 9 sheets
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bode Lake Parking Area and Drive, scale:1 in. = 40 ft and 1 in. = 20 ft
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Plan; North side Bode road 0.50 mi. East of Bartlet road; Northwest Division; Job No. 85-10; File No. 6-14; sheet 3 of 9 sheets
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bode Lake Parking Area and Drive, scale:1 in. = 400 ft
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Location & Quantities; North Side Bode road; 0.50 mi. East of Bartlett Road; Northwest Division; Job no 85-10; file no. 6-14; sheet 2 of 9 sheets
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Body of Water
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Body of Water
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Marshy body of water
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Body of Water
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Body of water with trees along its shore.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Bog with shrubs and bushes
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Bog on top of highlands ("divide") shrubs in the bog, bottom bush
Date:
September 20, 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Booth House, Cermak Park
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Date:
ca. 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Borrowed Time Club
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A member of the Borrowed Time Club (Oak Park, Illl.) eats a dessert outdoors.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Borrowed Time Club
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Members of the Borrowed Time Club (Oak Park, Ill.) serve desserts outdoors.
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n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boy Scout Cottage, Camp Reinberg
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Date:
ca. 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boy Scout Troop 220 with flags at Pulaski Woods Forest Preserve near Willow Springs
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The boulder monument is located in Pulaski Woods east. Photo taken in 1938.
Date:
1938
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boy Scouts
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boys Dormitory, Camp Reinberg
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Date:
ca. 1903
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boys Fishing
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boys Walking with Fishing Poles
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Date:
n.d.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Boys with live fox inside Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest
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The boy wearing the hat may be Jack Higgins. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC.)
Date:
ca. 1940s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access

Collection Details

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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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250 Koster, E.P. 12 Mann, Roberts 6 Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.) 4 Sauers, Charles G. 3 Chicago Plan Commission 3 Hall, Eric 2 American Institute of Architects. Chicago Chapter 2 Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929 2 Hayes, William P. 2 Illinois. Supreme Court 2 Morrill, John Barstow 1 Chicago (Ill.). City Council; Cook County (Ill.) 1 Chicago (Ill.). West Chicago Park Commissioners 1 Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry 1 Chicago Park District (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Chicago Recreation Commission 1 Chicago Regional Planning Association 1 Chicago Tribune (Firm); Chicago Daily News, Inc. 1 Chicago Tribune (Firm); Morrill, John 1 Coburn, John; Busse, William 1 Cook County (Ill.). Forest Preserve Advisory Committee; Chicago Regional Planning Association; Illinois. Supreme Court 1 De Leuw, Cather & Company 1 Flanagan, Earl L.; Eisenbeis, Roland F.; Wiedemann, Glenn 1 Friends of Our Native Landscape (Ill.) 1 Garden Club of Illinois, Inc. 1 Harff, James 1 Hutchens, Lynn Henry 1 Keefe, Jim 1 Kiwanis Club of Chicago; Kiwanis Club of Edgebrook (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of Northwest Chicago; Kiwanis Club of Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of West Central Chicago 1 Logsdon, James D. 1 Mann, Roberts; Morrill, John Barstow; O'Gara, Caroline 1 Moulton, Frank J. 1 Northcenter Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.); Auburn-Highland Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941 1 Presecky, William 1 Real Estate Research Corporation 1 Romilly, E.P. 1 Swink, Floyd A. 1 Telfer, G. G. 1 United States. National Park Service

776 Building 291 Roads 275 Trails 258 Cycling 213 Forests and forestry 185 Trees 181 Forest reserves 133 Parking facilities 120 People 112 Dams 99 Dams--Design and construction 99 Reservoirs 73 Parks 58 Rivers 54 Sewerage 53 Picnic grounds 49 Forests 45 Meadows 44 Buildings 44 Public toilets 42 Horsemanship 38 Driveways 37 Winter 35 Lakes 33 Children 33 Fishing 33 Ponds 30 Aerial views 30 Camp sites, facilities, etc. 29 Trails & paths 28 Strategic planning 26 Parking facilities lots 25 Camps 25 Golf 25 Land use 24 Streams 23 Birds 23 Golf courses 23 Monuments & memorials 23 Recreation 21 Universities and colleges 20 Bodies of water 20 Building sites 20 Historic sites 19 Dedications 19 Hydraulic structures 18 Animals 17 Plants 17 Wetlands 16 City planning 15 Activities 14 Lakes & ponds 13 Playgrounds 12 Fences 12 Flowers 12 History 12 Parking lots 12 Sidewalks 11 Bridges 11 Graphs 9 Editorials 9 Expenditures, Public 9 Public shelters 8 Boats and boating 8 Maps 8 Railroad tracks 8 Swimming 7 Cemeteries 7 Outdoor recreation 7 Petitions 7 Winter sports 6 Campus planning 6 Park facilities 6 Wildlife conservation 5 College campuses 5 Education 5 Forest conservation 5 Railroads 5 Schools 4 Biography 4 Boys 4 Canals 4 Girls 4 Hiking 4 Houses 4 Parking Lots 4 Picnics 4 Poetry 4 Sports facilities 4 Toboggans 4 Vehicles 4 Winter Sports 3 Architecture 3 Athletic fields 3 Beaches 3 Boats 3 Charts 3 Dunes 3 Indexes 3 Leaves 3 Legal documents 3 Photograph collections 3 Springs 3 Squirrels 3 Swimming pools 2 Actions and defenses 2 Bathhouses 2 Bonds 2 Clubs 2 Courts 2 Elections 2 Engineering 2 Fireplaces 2 Historical markers 2 Indians 2 Log Buildings 2 Machinery 2 Meetings 2 Mess Halls 2 Outdoor education 2 Planning drawings 2 Reclamation of land 2 Recreation centers 2 Referendum 2 Reptiles 2 Rock Formations 2 Rodents 2 Skis and skiing 2 Speeches, addresses, etc. 2 Turtles 2 Views 2 Water Pumps 2 Wrecking 2 swimming 1 Architectural elements 1 Bicycles 1 Bicycles & tricycles 1 Borrow pits 1 Camp songs 1 Camp stoves 1 Campfires 1 Camping 1 Carp 1 Carriages & coaches 1 Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1 Channels (Hydraulic engineering) 1 Cities and towns--Growth 1 Civil service 1 County ordinances 1 Croplands 1 Directories 1 Downsizing of organizations 1 Ducks 1 Eating & drinking 1 Ecology 1 Elms 1 Exhibitions 1 Farms 1 Finance 1 Fires 1 Fishes 1 Floods 1 Food 1 Forest reserves--Employees 1 Forestry 1 Galleries & museums 1 Gardens 1 Handicraft 1 Hills 1 Ice Skating 1 Illinois 1 Labor 1 Lagoons 1 Land 1 Landscape architecture 1 Landscaping industry 1 Leadership 1 Legal briefs 1 Legislators 1 Lobbying 1 Log Cabins 1 Log cabins 1 Manholes 1 Monuments 1 Museums 1 Natural monuments--Conservation and restoration 1 Natural resources--Conservation and restoration 1 Nature conservation 1 Occupational training 1 Owls 1 Parking 1 Pests--Control 1 Picnic Grounds 1 Planning Drawings 1 Plowing 1 Portraits, Group 1 Potawatomi Indians 1 Prairies 1 Predatory animals 1 Primroses 1 Programs 1 Sanitation 1 Schools--Design and construction 1 Shelters 1 Signs (Notices) 1 Skating 1 Skating rinks 1 Sports Teams 1 Starlings 1 Statistics 1 Steamboats 1 Swimming Pools 1 Telephones 1 Tourism 1 Tourist camps, hostels, etc. 1 Tourists 1 Tractors 1 Traffic accident investigation 1 Traffic accidents 1 Tree planting 1 Valleys 1 Villages 1 Violets 1 Voluntarism 1 Wells 1 World War, 1939-1945 1 Youth 1 Youth hostels 1 Zoology 1 Zoos