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ILLINOIS PARKS &
RECREATION
Volume 28, Number 5 • September/October 1997

Special Focus
The Benefits Are Timeless 15
Jane Addams' Waukegan "country club" promoted the
benefits of recreation much the same as the Waukegan Park District does today
— by Sharon A. Laughlin
About the National Registry 18
of Historic Places
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency shores how
to protect historic land and buildings for all time
It's in the Blood 19
Generations of pork professionals and board members
— by Ann M. Londrigan
History of Illinois Park Districts 23
Decade by Decade
The story of Illinois' award-winning pork district
system, told by 11 agencies representing more than 130 years of public parks and recreation heritage
— introduction by Malcolm Cairns
IAPD Makes History 39
The Illinois Association of Park Districts celebrates 70 years
— by Dr. Ted Flickinger. CLP
History Can Be Fun 42
The ramblings of a researcher into IPRA's beginnings
— by Kay Forest, CAE
History of SRAs 45
Park districts take action to better service people with special needs
— by Larry Reiner
Yellowstone Turns 125 48
"The best idea the notion ever had" celebrates 125 years
—-by William A. Smith

Things get a little wild on the cover of this history issue. Taking a
cue from LIFE magazine's 60th anniversary cover (minus the
Marilyn Monroe photomosaic), featured are 25 past issues of our
statewide magazine, from 1941 to 1997. It's been called "Illinois
Park Board Bulletin," " Illinois Parks," and now " Illinois Parks &Recreation." During the war years, poetry "for the boys"
made the ncover and life in the "Atomic Age" was pondered.
Nature and recreation remain mainstays. Special thanks to the
graphics team at For Color in Springfield for their work on this cover.
Departments
From the Editor 4
Across the Board 6
It all started with citizens
Partnerships 9
Free rides are just the ticket in Peoria
Statehouse Insider 12
Veto session is the battleground for tort reform
Trend Watch 51
Snags and Yeepies are coming to town
Mixed Media 52
What to say and when to say it
Our Natural Resources 54
Volunteer interpreters, Tree Cities USA, and DNR Newsbriefs
People and Places 61

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