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Forest Preserve District Budget

FY10 Forest Preserve Budget Approved

On December 15, 2009, the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners approved President Todd Stroger's FY10 Cook County Forest Preserve Budget.

The budget can be found on the Forest Preserve’s website, at http://www.fpdcc.com/tier3.php?release_id=511.

• Click here for President Stroger’s Budget address
• Click here for remarks from General Superintendent Steven Bylina
• Click here for the Civic Federation analysis supporting the FY10 FPD Budget

Fiscal Year 2009

• President Stroger's remarks from the presentation of the 2009 Forest Preserve Budget
• FY09 Budget highlights
• View Civic Federation analysis of FY09 Budget
• View 2009 FPDCC Budget
• View Prelminary Capial Improvement Plan

Fiscal Year 2008

• President Stroger's remarks from the presenation of the 2008 Forest Preserve Budget
• View 2008 FPDCC Budget

Fiscal Year 2007

• View 2007 FPDCC Budget
• 2007 FPDCC Budget Statement from Commissioner Suffredin

Fiscal Year 2006

• View 2006 FPDCC Budget
• 2006 FPDCC Budget Statement from Commissioner Suffredin

Fiscal Year 2005

• View 2005 FPDCC Budget
• 2005 FPDCC Budget Statement from Commissioner Suffredin

Shoppers pay less, tanners pay more
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County shaves its sales tax
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Chicago Tribune

Cook County sales tax drops a little bit today
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Daily Herald

Cook County Sales Tax Drops Thursday
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Chicago Public Radio

Forest Preserve District's expensive police paradise
Monday, June 07, 2010
Chicago Sun-Times

New Sagawau facility will help teach area's environmental history
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Lemont Reporter

Cook County Forest Preserve District's proposed budget for next year holds line on property taxes
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Chicago Tribune

Stroger preserves Forest Preserve budget without tax hike
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Daily Herald

Stop Hinsdale's land grab
Monday, October 05, 2009
Chicago Tribune

Environmentalists opposed to Cook County forest district-Hinsdale land lease proposal
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Chicago Tribune

Letter to the Editor: Protecting land
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Chicago Tribune

A do-it-yourself river paddle offers views of autumn's colors
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Chicago Tribune

Finding paradise in Palos
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Chicago Tribune

Fun facts about the Palos preserves
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Chicago Tribune

Sheriff proposes takeover of forest preserve police
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Daily Herald

Cook forest district OKs $162M budget
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Daily Southtown

Cook forest officials OK hike in tax
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Chicago Tribune

Activists pleased by forest budget
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Chicago Tribune

Conservationists back forest preserve budget
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Daily Southtown

Public Hearing on Forest Preserve District Budget at Skokie Courthouse
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Northwest Herald

Forest district tax hike to pay for hefty raises
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Chicago Sun-Times