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The park is bordered by Dundee Road to the north, Forestway Drive to the east, Willow Road to the south, and the Edens Expressway to the west. Within the park, there are seven inter-connected lagoons totaling 190 acres (0.77 km 2). Water flows southward from the Chicago Botanic Garden through the lagoons to the Skokie River. The overall water ...
The Skokie River (or East Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River) is a 20-mile-long (32 km) [1] river that flows through the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It flows almost parallel to the shore of Lake Michigan , and historically discharged its outflow into that lake via the Chicago River .
Built in 1933 to house Civilian Conservation Corps laborers, working on the Skokie Lagoons Project, Camp Skokie Valley was left abandoned in 1942 and became a regular Army garrison. The camp was home to the 740th Military Police Battalion, a Zone of the Interior unit responsible for protecting defense plants and government assets in the Chicago ...
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A fawn investigates some leaves a few feet away from the path. The North Branch Trail is a Class I bicycle trail located in northeastern Cook County, Illinois.The trail starts at the western part of Gompers Park in Chicago (), and from there it continues north approximately 22 miles (35 km) to Glencoe
English: Photo no. 78 – 6 included in a National Park Service (NPS) report on the Skokie Lagoons Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) project in Cook County, Illinois, titled "Camp Skokie Lagoons S.P. 28, Winnetka, Illinois," dated 23 June 1934. Located in box 30, entry P 95, Project Reports on CCC Projects and Local Parks, 1933-1937, Record ...
[4] [5] The Forest Preserve District Association was formed in 1911 after a new state law was adopted in 1909; however, the courts declared the law unconstitutional in 1911. In 1913, Illinois adopted the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act [3] that was signed by the governor and survived legal challenge. The 1913 law allowed a county board:
The Hall of Fame Village is asking the public to help name its new water park. The options are: Legacy Lagoon, Champions Cove, Legends Lagoon and Gameday Bay. This is an artist's rendering of the ...