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Several thousand workers moved four million yards of earth to recontour the land, creating the artificial lagoons of today. According to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, "The massive effort was the largest CCC project in the nation." [3] From 1955 to 1974, a Nike anti-aircraft site was located within Skokie Lagoons, north of Tower ...
Skokie Valley Park CCC Camp, later renamed to Camp Skokie Valley, started out as a tent city. The construction of wooden barracks and other buildings began on October 9, 1933, and by February of next year, a total of 115 buildings were built. The facilities could accommodate ten companies totaling 2,000 men. [3]
Logo of Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Campground. Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts is a chain of more than 75 family friendly campgrounds throughout the United States and Canada. The camp-resort locations are independently owned and operated and each is franchised through Camp Jellystone, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Communities.
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On election day, voting hours are from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Skokie Courthouse. Norridge Monday through Saturday hours are 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. Sunday hours are 10 a.m. through 4 p.m.
The Skokie Park District maintains public spaces and historical sites within its more than 240 acres (0.97 km 2) of parkland and in its ten facilities. [ 39 ] The Skokie Valley Trail is a multi-use trail connecting the northwest side of Chicago to the communities of Lincolnwood and Skokie.
The Skokie Valley Trail is a rail-trail that is a total of 25-mile-long (40 km). [1] It's a partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling.. The trail currently has two sections, the first is the north branch of the trail, which starts at Rockland Road in Lake Bluff and extends south to Lake Cook Road in Northbrook.
The Yellow Line, also known as the Skokie Swift, is a branch of the Chicago "L" train system in Chicago, Illinois.The 4.7-mile (7.6 km) route runs from the Howard Terminal on the north side of Chicago, through the southern part of Evanston and to the Dempster Terminal in Skokie, Illinois, making one intermediate stop at Oakton Street in downtown Skokie.