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Lake Opeka is a small, 40 acres (16 ha) lake in Des Plaines, Illinois. On the shores of Lake Opeka, Lake Park is a 60 acres (24 ha) park which offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for all age groups, administered by the Des Plaines Park District, [2] with an 18-hole par-3 golf course. On the northern bank is Good Shepherd ...
Centennial Park (Champaign, Illinois) / 40.10056°N 88.28389°W / 40.10056; -88.28389. Located in the western part of Champaign, Illinois, Centennial Park is the second largest park operated by the Champaign Park District. Land for the park was acquired in 1959 for an estimated cost of $161,800. [2] Since its acquisition of the land ...
May 22, 2005. Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground is a historic Methodist church camp at 1250 Campground Road in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA. The annual camp meeting was established in 1860 by a group of Methodist ministers and businessmen, including the future war hero and Illinois Governor John L. Beveridge, on the scenic land of Squire Socrates ...
The Forest Preserve District owns 22 sites containing high-quality conservation resources that have been designated as Illinois Nature Preserves ensuring increased management and protection. [12] The District's oldest nature center is in a preserved rural one-room schoolhouse built in 1886 and is located in the Palos Division. [13]
17-031-46162. Website. www.mainetownship.com. Maine Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 140,600 at the 2020 census. [1] The township was founded in 1850. Maine Township is located in Cook County, directly north and east of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Des Plaines (/ d ɪ s ˈ p l eɪ n z /) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. [4] The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O'Hare International Airport.
Portage Park is the childhood home of Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., the late Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago (1937-2015; served 1997–2014; cardinal, 1998; president of the U.S. bishops, 2007–2010; formerly, Bishop of Yakima, WA, and Archbishop of Portland, OR). He grew up in a working class area of the neighborhood in a small red ...
The Chicago Park District oversees more than 600 parks with over 8,800 acres (3,600 ha) of municipal parkland as well as 27 beaches, 78 pools, 11 museums, two world-class conservatories, 16 historic lagoons and 10 bird and wildlife gardens that are found within the city limits. [3]