CHALLENGES,
what early advocates faced in establishing the necessity and legality of the District
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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
provides information on efforts of forest advocates after the 1905 referendum was in validated due to an election technicality
BALLOT FOR 1910
A campaign brochure describing the 1910 referendum
THE REFERENDUM UNDER SCRUTINY
discuesses challenges to the 1910 referendum
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THE 1905 REFERENDUM
provides information on the first legislative attempts to enact a Forest Preserve in Cook County
THE 1910 REFERENDUM
describes the efforts of Perkins and Jensen to get a new referendum on the ballot in 1910