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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The link in the email was broken. Here is
the list of commissioners.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you for your support.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>commissioner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>1st District Earleen Collins (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4566 ecollins@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>2nd District Robert Steele (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-3019 rsteele@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>3rd District Jerry “Iceman” <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Butler</st1:place></st1:City> (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6391 jbutler@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>4th District William Beavers (D) (312)
603-2067 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>5th District Deborah Sims (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6381 dsims@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>6th District Joan Patricia Murphy (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4216 jpmurphy@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>7th District Joseph Mario Moreno (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-5443 jmoreno@cookcountygov.com <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>8th District Edwin Reyes (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6386
edwinreyes@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>9th District Peter N. Silvestri (R) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4393 cookcty9@aol.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>10th District Bridget Gainer (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4210 bgainer@cookcountygov.com <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>11th District John P. Daley (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4400 jdaley@cookcountygov.com <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>12th District Forrest Claypool (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6380 fclaypool@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>13th District Larry Suffredin (D) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6383 kchavers@suffredin.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>14th District Gregg Goslin (R) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4932
commissionergoslin@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>15th District Tim Schneider (R) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6388
toschneider@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>16th District Anthony J. Peraica (R) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-6384 ajperaica@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>17th District Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman
(R) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(312) 603-4215 eadgorman@cookcountygov.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Benjamin
Cox</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Executive Director</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Friends of the <st1:place w:st="on">Forest</st1:place>
Preserves</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address tabIndex="0"
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w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>28 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1102</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Chicago</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">IL</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60604-2330</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>o. 312-356-9990</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>c. 773-398-1178</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>f. 312-356-9991</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.fotfp.org/join_donate.htm">Become a member today and help
protect 68,000 acres of natural lands in Cook County.</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Donnie
[mailto:donniebird@me.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 23,
2009 7:55 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bcnnet@ece.iit.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Benjamin
Cox</st1:PersonName>; 'Chris Van Wasserhove'; 'Fisher, Bob and Karen';
'Gabanski, Glenn (E-mail)'; 'Joan Bruchman'; Judy Pollock; 'Mary Lou Mellon'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: Say No to <st1:place
w:st="on">Hinsdale</st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Bird Conservationists:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The following, from Friends of the Forest
Preserves, asks for everyone’s help in telling our commissioners NO to
the latest land grab from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cook</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Forest
Preserves. If you live in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cook</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> please call your
commissioner (see link below) and if possible attend the rally showing our
support for keeping our treasured Forest Preserve intact as their original
mission intended.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black;font-weight:normal'>Our elected stewards of the Forest Preserve
District have once again succumbed to pressures to give away the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cook</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> public's forest preserve
land. At a Real Estate Committee meeting on Sept. 2, Commissioners voted -
against their staff's recommendation - to negotiate leasing to the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hinsdale</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> 26 acres of forested land
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<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:
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<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>On Oct. 7, the commissioners will vote either to accept or discard
the actions of the Real Estate Committee. You can help us stop this land
grab.</span></font></b></strong></span></font><font face=Verdana><span
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of the County Board Room, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">118
N. Clark St.</st1:address></st1:Street>, 5th floor.</span></font></b></strong><font
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at 312-356-9990 with your name and the number of people you are able to
bring with you. If you need more information, please feel free to contact
me at 312-356-9990 or benjamin@fotfp.org </span></font></b></strong><font
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