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“This report demonstrates my administration’s commitment to reporting on our progress transparently, as well as supporting our work with strong performance metrics and data,” said President Preckwinkle. “I am proud of the work my staff has accomplished over the past year and look forward to the exciting initiatives we have planned for 2020.”
On February 14, 2020, the League of Women Voters of Illinois (LWVIL) celebrated 100 years as a nonpartisan grassroots civic organization. Founded out of the women’s suffrage movement, the League has evolved to fight to educate all people on their civic duties and advocate for government and social reform legislation.
This centennial anniversary took place at the Congress Plaza Hotel, in the very room (Gold Room) the League was founded in 1920. Attendees heard remarks from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Cook County Commissioner Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, Michelle Duster (great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells), U.S. Representative Bill Foster, and Girls Scouts of Chicago and Northwestern Indiana CEO Nancy Wright.
To close the event was a beautiful performance by Keshia McFarland and a cake cutting featuring a commemorative cake by Brown Sugar Bakery.
Photo Credit: Darel Photography
The Forest Preserves of Cook County is owned by the taxpayers. Our communities are incredibly diverse, encompassing people of all backgrounds and heritages. It is our responsibility to be inclusive and welcoming to all—a commitment we at the Forest Preserves take seriously. With February marking Black History Month, I wanted to touch on some of the ways the Forest Preserves is working on addressing racial equity and expanding our connections across Cook County.
Last year, we opened a new nature play area and exercise stairs at Dan Ryan Woods on Chicago’s South Side, the latest new amenities in $3.5 million of improvements since 2013 at this site.
We are creating a “Sand Ridge Campus” in suburban South Holland that will reimagine Sand Ridge Nature Center as a place to learn about local ecosystems and local history. New signs, trails, programs and projects will link the nature center, Camp Shabbona Woods, Green Lake Aquatic Center, and the adjacent nature preserve into a unified experience for visitors.
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