12021-03-02T09:46:21-06:00Kate Flynn89ab0aeaf9441ebcfe2d9d020d3b00b0ffd828731311The Municipal Science Club wanted to preserve open spaces such as this for recreational use by residents of Cook County.Forest Preserve District of Cook County records (MSFPDC09), FPDCC_00_01_0002_028, box 0-1-2, item 28, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Illinois Chicago Library.plain2023-09-15T15:26:59-05:00Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452
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12020-11-30T11:24:53-06:00Seeds of preservation45plain2023-10-06T13:41:01-05:00 Through the Municipal Science Club, a civic group dedicated to encouraging additional parks and recreation sites in Chicago, Perkins and Jensen sought the support of elected officials at the city, county and state levels and worked with like-minded individuals on the Outer Belt Parks Commission, which had been created by the Board of County Commissioners. The final report of the Municipal Science Club, The Metropolitan Park Report (1905), proposed a sweeping program for regional park development. State lawmakers quickly passed legislation designed to make the dreams of preservationists a reality.
