FEATURES
Sports Leagues and Kids with Disabilities 17
by John N. McGovern, JD, CTRS
Supreme Court Decisions Limit Park District Liability for Open and Obvious Dangers 21
by James D. Wascher
Voices from Illinois' Land Preservation Front 25
John W. Baird, Baird & Warner
Thomas Hahn, CorLands
Ed Hoffman, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
They're Not Making Any More of It (And It's Getting Harder to Buy) 31
by Bill L. Davis and Brook McDonald
Greenways: Those Long, Skinny, Green Parks 35
by Robert D. Espeseth and Kathleen M. Cassens
Following the Des Plaines River Greenway 37
by Amy Purcell
Land Cash Donation Ordinances Naperville Revisited and Today 39
by Michael Benard, CLP, and Ernest Nance, CLP
Saving Land Is for the Birds 41
by Bruce Hodgdon
The Grove: Our Prairie Walden 43
by Stephan J. Swanson
Public/Private Partnership Saves Land and Turtles 46
by Mary Margaret Cowhey
McDonald's NBA 2Ball Photo Highlights 47
Mobilizing Communities for Youth 53
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DEPARTMENTS
FROM THE EDITOR - This Land Is Our Land 4
by Ann M. Londrigan
ACROSS THE BOARD - Following the Board Meeting Agenda 6
by Dr. Ted Flickinger, CLP
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION - It Took Six Local Governments to Raise a Community Rec Center 8
by Richard M. Joseph
LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SCENE - Election Year Re-ignites Tax Cap Debate 10
by Peter M. Murphy
Legislative Conference Photo Highlights 12
1996 OSLAD Grant Recipients 14
March 19 Referenda Results 15
TRENDS - The True Trend Test 49
by Cheryl Russell
PUBLIC AWARENESS PERSPECTIVE - Never
Say"No Comment" And Other Media Relations Advice 51
by David Blanchette
OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Depending on the Climate 54
by Anne Mueller
Grants Worth $12.9 Million Distributed for Park Development, Acquisition 59
PEOPLE & PLACES IN THE NEWS 61
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