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Lake County Forest Preserves (also called Lake County Forest Preserve District, or LCFPD) is a governmental organization that purchases land and oversees the use of such public open-space in Lake County, Illinois. [1] It is a member of Chicago Wilderness. [2] The board of directors is also the board of Lake County. The directors are voted into ...
Middlefork Savanna opened to the public in 2002. The preserve’s land was purchased by the Lake County Forest Preserves in phases, the first of which was 43 acres (17 ha) in 1989. The last addition to the preserve was made in 2000. [2] It is named for the middle fork of the north branch of the Chicago River that passes through the area. The ...
A budget of $66.8 million for 2024 was approved by the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners last week. About 59%, or $39,161,800, of the budget will be used for operating expenses.
By 1972, the Forest Preserve occupied 550 acres (220 ha). [2] Today, the forest preserve is 561 acres (227 ha). The preserve includes 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of trails for hikers and cross-country skiers. The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) Ned Ryerson Trail, so-named for Ryerson's son, is wheelchair accessible and features an audio guide for the visually impaired.
In 1996, all of this land was annexed back into the village, with the exception of the 155 acres (0.63 km 2) office campus. Grainger donated 257 acres (1.04 km 2) to the Lake County Forest Preserve District. The resulting Grainger Forest Preserve hosts an equestrian center and includes open lands filled with rare ecosystems and species. [9]
Flush with money after voters authorized a fresh property tax hike, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle pitched next year’s Forest Preserves budget Tuesday as the start of “a new era ...
The Preserve at White Rock Lake is an approved planned development along Stone Chimney Road. The overall density created by the project will be 2.13 dwelling units per acre.
[2] In 2021, the airport announced a proposal to purchase 52 acres of land from the Lake County Forest Preserves to build a longer, extended runway parallel to runway 5/23. Though nothing would have been built on the land, the airport would have needed to remove some trees and swamp from the area for federally-mandated safety buffers.