Category: Openlands in the News

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Chicago Sun-Times: The political journey of rail-trails captured in ‘From Rails to Trails’

Journal & Topics – Forest Preserves, Openlands celebrate ecological recovery at Deer Grove East

WTTW Urban Nature: Did O’Hare’s expansion actually help wetlands?

Daily Herald – ‘Conservation takes action’: How volunteers restored 589 acres at Palatine Forest Preserve

WBBM Newsradio – A sizeable section of Cook County is being celebrated for its green spaces

WBEZ – Lisa Labuz highlights restoration efforts at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Cook County

Patch – ”Landmark restoration effort” concludes at Palatine’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve

Canadian Health Association for Sustainability & Equity -Greening underserved schools while preventing floods in Chicago

Inside Climate News – A contaminated riverside lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood is poised for cleanup by Peoples Gas

Chicago Wilderness Alliance – Conservation Alliance honors exceptional efforts across 4-state region

Chicago Sun-Times – The O’Hare expansion turned into a bonanza for wild spaces in Illinois

Outdoor News – O’Hare Airport expansion led to funding for two decades of wetland and habitat work in Illinois

WJOL – Openlands restored 530 acres of wetland

Chicago Tribune – From gray to green: Across Chicago, dozens of concrete schoolyards transformed into community hubs and flooding solutions

Shaw Local – Hadley Valley Preserve in Joliet ‘an awesome success story’ of wetland restoration

Country Herald – Will County, Illinois – Forest Preserve, Openlands celebrate 20 years of wetland restoration from O’Hare expansion funds

Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge – Fifty acres restored with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funds

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 17, 2025 Contact:Steve Byers, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife …

Will County News – Hadley Valley Preserve celebration to mark 20 Years of wetland restoration work tied to O’Hare Airport expansion

WBEZ – Lisa Kurian Philip interviews Molly Roche, TreeKeepers Program Specialist, on the benefits of trees and the launch of the spanish TreeKeepers course

Chicago Parent – Chicago Public Library’s 2025 summer reading program focuses on ‘Growing Minds, Growing Green’

ABC 7 Chicago – Our Chicago: Space To Grow

Facilities Net – Chicago Public Schools playgrounds receive boost with Space to Grow program

Borderless – Southwest side students are making their community greener one tree at a time

NBC Chicago – What to know about the link between lack of shade and heat-related illness

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