Forest Preserve District of Cook County - File #: 21-0406

• File #: 21-0406
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Calendar Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/16/2021
• In control: FPD Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 9/21/2021
• Final action: 9/21/2021
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners is pleased to commemorate the centennial of the Chicago Zoological Society, the non-profit organization that operates Brookfield Zoo on land owned by the Forest Preserves of Cook County; and WHEREAS, in 1920, philanthropist Edith Rockefeller McCormick donated 83 acres of land to the Forest Preserves of Cook County under the stipulation that the land be used to create a modern zoological park; and WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves then convened a "Committee on Zoological Gardens," which spent 3 years studying the exhibits, governance structure, funding methods, maintenance costs and administration structure in zoological gardens across the county; and WHEREAS, after much study of similar arrangements adopted by large zoological organizations, the Committee recommended the creation of the Chicago Zoological Society, formed of represent...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR., SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2021	1	FPD Board of Commissioners	approve on the Consent Agenda	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners is pleased to commemorate the centennial of the Chicago Zoological Society, the non-profit organization that operates Brookfield Zoo on land owned by the Forest Preserves of Cook County; and

WHEREAS, in 1920, philanthropist Edith Rockefeller McCormick donated 83 acres of land to the Forest Preserves of Cook County under the stipulation that the land be used to create a modern zoological park; and

WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves then convened a "Committee on Zoological Gardens," which spent 3 years studying the exhibits, governance structure, funding methods, maintenance costs and administration structure in zoological gardens across the county; and

WHEREAS, after much study of similar arrangements adopted by large zoological organizations, the Committee recommended the creation of the Chicago Zoological Society, formed of representative citizens of Cook County, to plan, build and operate the zoo; and

WHEREAS, the Chicago Zoological Society was officially chartered on February 7, 1921, and its members included prominent civic and business leaders; and

WHEREAS, Brookfield Zoo subsequently opened to the public in 1934, and has evolved into a hub of scientific research, conservation education, and inspiration for generations of conservation leaders; and

WHEREAS, since its founding, the Chicago Zoological Society has been a beacon of innovation and home to many firsts in the United States, including the first zoo to exhibit giant pandas, and the first to welcome the successful births of a black rhinoceros, okapi and southern hairy-nosed wombat; and

WHEREAS, the Chicago Zoological Society is also celebrating 100 years of successful partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County; thanks to this lasting cooperation, the Society and the Forest Preserves will continue to inspire conservation leadership a...