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• 1 2021-01-25T12:15:07-06:00 The 1910 Referendum 8 plain 2023-10-06T13:41:11-05:00 The excursions of the Saturday Afternoon Walking Club’s drew attention to the statehouse hearings on a new forest preserve law. In 1909, lawmakers finally drafted new legislation that corrected the ambiguous language of the 1905 statute. This law once again called for a referendum of the voters, which was to be held in November 1910.
  
  By that time, a number of prominent and influential organizations endorsed the idea of a Forest Preserves District for Cook County: 
  • Chicago Association of Commerce
  • Citizens’ Association of Chicago
  • City Club of Chicago
  • Commercial Club of Chicago
  • Cook County Real Estate Board
  • Hamilton Club
  • Iroquois Club
  • Lincoln Park Board
  • Playgrounds Association
  • Special Parks Commission (previously known as the Municipal Science Club)
  • Truck Growers’ Association of Cook County
  • Union League Club
  • West Parks Board
  During the election, residents approved the referendum by a 20,000 vote margin. Again, a forest preserve district seemed well on its way, or so its supporters thought.