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. But ...

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 pair of Northwest suburban lakes are being stocked with 1,500 pounds of rainbow trout as Forest Preserves of Cook County’s 2024 spring inland trout fishing season is set to open Saturday. The fish — ...

COOKSBURG PA — Old growth forests in North America are very rare. It's estimated that of the almost 750 million acres of forest in the U.S., only about 3.5 million acres are considered old growth ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- This weekend is the unofficial start of summer and people in the Chicago area are ready to get outdoors. But you don't have to go far to enjoy nature. Cook County is home to the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Cook County voters have some big decisions when it comes to the Illinois gubernatorial race, congressional races – and now, trees. There is a referendum on the ballot in Cook County ...

Tucked between highways in South Holland is Camp Shabbona Woods, a campground within the Cook County Forest Preserve Districtthat has been largely unused for 50 years. This weekend, Camp Shabbona ...

Deep within the Palos network of Cook County Forest Preserves are pockets of land that hold secrets to the Chicago area’s past. Last week, scientists, forest preserve employees and community ...