Dear members of the media (including bloggers) and other inquisitive types,

Welcome to the Openlands News Room, your go-to resource for land and water conservation issues and projects in northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region. (Please note that Openlands Project is now called Openlands—just Openlands—and CorLands should be referred to as Openlands Land Preservation.)

Click on the links below for contact information, press releases, news items, and more. If you can't find the information you need here—or just want to kick around an idea—please contact Openlands Communications Director Charles Mutscheller via e-mail or by phone at 312-863-6260 for a prompt response.

Dig in—your next story’s waiting here!