https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7993356&GUID=7BE87F57-0FC4-417D-BC3F-479A8A91F94DLegistar15https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7993356&GUID=7BE87F57-0FC4-417D-BC3F-479A8A91F94D7BE87F57-0FC4-417D-BC3F-479A8A91F94D-2026-04-24-17-35-25Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT IDNR GRANT WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) applied for a Fiscal Year 2024 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) requesting $1,150,000 in federal funds to support the acquisition of three (3) properties totaling 25 acres at 338, 339 and 340 Old Sutton Road in Barrington Hills in northwest Cook County, Illinois; and WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves submitted its application in September 2023 along with a waiver of retroactivity, as the parcels were to be acquired before the anticipated 2025 grant announcement; and WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves acquired the properties in 2024, as authorized by the Board of Commissioners on January 23, 2024, via Board Item Nos. 23-0596, 23-0598, and 23-0600 for a total approved not-to-exceed amount of $2,293,500; and WHEREAS, the addition of these properties buffer and expand the Spring Creek Forest Preserve, a forest preserve system with more than 45 miles of winding unpaved trails that are visited andFri, 24 Apr 2026 17:35:25 GMT