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Home » Cook County Forest Preserve

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Q&A: Cook County Board candidate Abdelnasser Rashid on taxes, surveillance, and campaign finance reform

by Maya Dukmasova October 31, 2018August 18, 2021

Vying to flip one of four Republican seats, the 29-year-old would be the first Muslim in the county legislature.

Richard Mosse, Beaucoups of Blues, North Kivu, Eastern Congo, November 2012
Posted inArts & Culture

‘Phantoms in the Dirt’ offers more than meets the eye

by Jake Malooley July 28, 2014August 18, 2021

“Phantoms in the Dirt” at the Museum of Contemporary Photography offers more than meets the eye.

Posted inBlogs

Preckwinkle: End County’s Backroom Hiring Deals

by Alex Parker April 18, 2011August 19, 2021

Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle says requiring employees to log their contacts with politicians can end backroom deals when it comes to hiring.

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Preckwinkle Outlines Reforms After Employees Found Having Sex and Drinking on County Time

by Alex Parker April 4, 2011August 19, 2021

You may have heard about the teen sex romp at the Cook County Forest Preserve’s Cermak Aquatic Center, in which not only did employees drink, have sex on the job, and provide alcohol to minors, they also stole thousands of dollars in cash and accumulated more than $166,000 in unapproved overtime and paid lunch breaks. […]

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In Your Morning Newsfeed: Sex & Booze at the Forest Preserve, Superman in Chicago, An Escaped Cobra, and More

by Alex Parker March 28, 2011August 19, 2021

Oh, to work at the Cook County Forest Preserve, where investigators found employees on the job to be drinking, having sex with subordinates, and skimming money off the top. The story has gone Sun-Times) First Gotham, now Metropolis? Crain‘s reports that the new Superman movie will be partially filmed in Chicago. (Crain’s)

Taste of Chicago
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Summer Guide 2010: Fairs & Festivals

by Reader staff May 27, 2010August 19, 2021

Street fairs, art fairs, neighborhood fests, and much more

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