The Forest Preserves of Cook County seal is pictured on a podium during a July 2023 board meeting. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

The Forest Preserves of Cook County have begun to take advantage of millions of dollars in new revenue stemming from a property tax levy increase authorized by voters last fall.

The forest preserve district is using the additional funds to make headway on projects and initiatives that were previously constrained by budgetary tightness, district spokesperson Carl Vogel told The Daily Line.