After hearing about the Foundation from a client, Jeff Gray decided to take a look at its website. He saw a familiar name, Tom Livingston, who is the current board chair, and “I connected the dots,” he recalls. “I said this sounds like an interesting organization.” Some time later Jeff was put on a mailing […]
Tom Lanctot, retired investment banking executive, joins Foundation board
“We’ve got limited public sector resources to maintain these precious resources, so we need the public that benefits so much from the forest preserves to provide additional support with the maintenance and the wonderful programs that the Foundation supports.” — Thomas Lanctot The Forest Preserves of Cook County have long been a backdrop in […]
Family pays tribute to a Chicago couple who loved the forest preserves
Bike ride participants gather at “The Bench” before the taking off to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Family pays tribute to a Chicago couple who loved the forest preserves Dave Simmons loves biking, especially through the forest preserves. The president of Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove grew up near the North Branch Trail and Thaddeus […]