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REPORT
Department: Office of the General Superintendent
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: 2024 Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Agreement 17-01038 Granted through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”)
Summary: On 3/10/2026, via Board Item No. 26-0189, the Board of Commissioners authorized the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into a grant agreement on an expedited basis with IDNR for reimbursement of up to $1,150,000 in connection with the Forest Preserves’ acquisition of 25 acres in Barrington Hills in northwest Cook County (the “Property”), provided that the Forest Preserves reported back to the Board of Commissioners regarding the terms and conditions of any such grant agreement if so executed.
The Forest Preserves hereby submits the executed grant agreement by and between the Forest Preserves and IDNR for Land and Water Conservation grant funding to support acquisition of the Property as required by Board Item No. 26-0189. The land has already been acquired by the Forest Preserves (See Board Items 23-0596, 23-0598, and 23-0600), and the attached grant agreement provides the terms and conditions for partial reimbursement by IDNR of the purchases. Consistent with the grant agreement, the Forest Preserves intends to record a deed restriction that declares that the acquired land must be maintained for public outdoor recreational use purposes only as prescribed by IDNR. Once this deed restriction is recorded, the Forest Preserves will file for reimbursement.
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