THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 



Table of Contents 



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Dedication 3 



Table of Contents 5, 6, 7 



Board of Forest Preserve Commissioners (Membership) 9 



Introduction 11 



Personnel Forest Preserve Commissioners 29 



Personnel Citizen Members of Plan Committee 39 



The Forest Preserves, Their Present and Future 45 



The Forest Preserves 67 



Deer Grove Preserve ( Palatine) 69 



Desplaines River Valley Preserve 77 



Palos Hills Preserve ' 89 



Salt Creek Valley Preserve 95 



North Branch Chicago River Preserve 103 



Beverly Hills Preserve 109 



Thornton-Glen wood Preserve 112 



Chicago Heights Preserve 117 



Elk Grove Preserve 120 



Miscellaneous Preserves 124 



Rules Regulating the Use of Forest Preserves 126 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Portrait Hon. Peter Reinberg, President, Forest Preserve District 



of Cook County Frontispiece 



Typical Scene ( Palos Park) 11 



Lily Pond (Salt Creek) 13 



Hillside Woodlands (Palatine) 14 



Desplaines River (Northfield Township) 15 



Exploring the Salt Creek Region 16 



Path Through Thicketed Banks of Desplaines River 17 



Where the Giant of the Woods Stands On Guard 18 



Artificial Lake ( Palatine) 19 



North Branch of Chicago River 20 



Nymphs at Play 21 



An Exploring Party 21 



Desplaines River, South From Allison Bridge 22 



Canoeing on Lake Reinberg 23 



Concrete Road Leading to Preserve 24 



Real Estate Committee on Tour of Investigation 25 



