COOKSBURG – The following programs are planned in the coming months at Cook Forest State Park: ...

For a view from the treetops, head to the eastern edge of the park, where the Cook Forest Fire Tower rises 80 feet (and 108 steep stairs) into the air. On a clear day, the tower, built in 1929 and ...

Where should discerning travelers go when summer heat becomes oppressive? In select forest regions, a small number of cabins remain naturally cool, their comfort owed to elevation, dense canopy, and ...

With a new acquisition of 68 acres in southern Cook County, the Cook County Forest Preserve now maintains over 70,000 acres of land. Eileen Figel joins the show to talk about the recent acquisition ...