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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.
Designed by noted Chicago architect Harry Weese, the Sterling Morton Library [18] was constructed in 1963 and named after Sterling Morton, son of founder Joy Morton. [19] It holds more than 30,000 books and magazines , as well as tens of thousands of non-book items including prints , original art, letters, photographs, landscape plans and drawings.
the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Second City comedy troupe, and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Near North Side; the Garfield Park Conservatory; and Pilsen's National Museum of Mexican Art. In addition, the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Block Museum of Art, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Morton Arboretum are in near suburbs.
The Brickyard; Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Address: 2600 North Narragansett Avenue: Opening date: 1977; 47 years ago (): Developer: Maisel and Associates: Management: CBRE Group: Owner: CBRE Group: No. of stores and services: 100+ (original mall): No. of anchor tenants: 3: Total retail floor area: 876,000 square feet (81,400 m 2) (original mall) [2] 261,369 ...
The Chicago Community Trust (the Trust) is the community foundation serving Chicago, suburban Cook County, and the Illinois counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. Established on May 12, 1915, it is the second largest community foundation in the country as of 2020, with assets of more than $4.5 billion.
One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.
Chicago Botanic Garden 'Sunshine' bloomed, with a height over 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and a girth of 39 inches (99 cm). Sixth specimen to bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden, but first to bloom while housed outdoors. 21 August 2017: United States Botanic Garden: Second of three plants blooms. Height of 50 inches (130 cm)., 28 August 2017
Lurie Garden is a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) garden located at the southern end of Millennium Park in the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Designed by GGN (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol), Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel, [3] it opened on July 16, 2004.