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Meeting Name: Real Estate Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/16/2025 9:15 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued On: 12/9/2025
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25-0442 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 11/18/2025   Not available Not available
25-0393 1  OrdinancePROPOSED ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FOREST PRESERVE NEAR SPRING LAKE AN ORDINANCE CREATING A FOREST PRESERVE in part of Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, all in Cook County, Illinois near Spring Lake in District 15. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (the “District”), pursuant to the statutes in such case made and provided, has from time to time acquired by purchase, condemnation, gift, grant, devise, or otherwise, lands necessary and desirable for District purposes containing one or more natural forests or parts thereof, or lands connecting such forests or parts thereof, or lands capable of being reforested for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna, and scenic beauties within the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, and to restore, restock, protect, and preserve the natural forests and said lands together with their flora and fauna, as nearly as may be, in their natural state and condition, for the purpose of the education, pleasure, and    Not available Not available
25-0394 1  Acquisition of Real EstatePROPOSED ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE Department: Legal Department Other Part(ies): Gulzina Eshbaeva (Owner of Record) Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved. Description of Real Estate: 316 Old Sutton Road, Barrington Hills, Cook County, Illinois Section: N/A Parcel(s): PIN: 01-16-102-003-0000 THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 710.00 FEET OF THE EAST 768.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROUTE 62 (ALGONQUIN ROAD), IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 237,402 SQUARE FEET, OR 5.45 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Fiscal Impact: $600,000.00 purchase price plus closing costs up to $10,000.00 (up to $610,000.00 in total). Accounts: Real Estate and Land Acquisition Fund 51006.560010 District(s): 15 Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) has identified a parcel of land for acquisition that would add to the Forest Preserves’ current holdings near Spring Lake (th   Not available Not available
25-0395 1  OrdinancePROPOSED ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FOREST PRESERVE NEAR CERMAK WOODS AN ORDINANCE CREATING A FOREST PRESERVE in part of Section 36, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, all in Cook County, Illinois near Cermak Woods in District 16. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (the “District”), pursuant to the statutes in such case made and provided, has from time to time acquired by purchase, condemnation, gift, grant, devise, or otherwise, lands necessary and desirable for District purposes containing one or more natural forests or parts thereof, or lands connecting such forests or parts thereof, or lands capable of being reforested for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna, and scenic beauties within the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, and to restore, restock, protect, and preserve the natural forests and said lands together with their flora and fauna, as nearly as may be, in their natural state and condition, for the purpose of the education, pleasure, a   Not available Not available
25-0396 1  Acquisition of Real EstatePROPOSED ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE Department(s): Legal Department Other Part(ies): 1016A, LLC (Owner of Record) Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved. Description of Real Estate: 3803 Gladstone Avenue, Unincorporated Riverside Township, Illinois Section: N/A Parcel(s): PIN: 15-36-313-032-0000 THE NORTH 12.5 FEET OF LOT 28 AND ALL OF LOTS 29 AND 30 IN BLOCK 8 IN RIVERSIDE LAWN, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 14,061 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.32 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Fiscal Impact: $125,000.00 purchase price plus closing costs up to $10,000.00 (up to $135,000.00 in total). Accounts: Real Estate and Land Acquisition Fund 51006.560010 District(s): 16 Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) has identified a parcel of land for acquisition that would add to the Forest Preserves’ current holdings near Cermak Woods (the “Property”). The Property, commonly    Not available Not available
25-0397 1  Previously Approved Item AmendmentPROPOSED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM AMENDMENT Department: Legal Department Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed amendment be approved in order to reflect revised acquisition deal terms, including (1) decreasing the purchasing price from $3,500,000 to $3,250,000, and (2) decreasing number of acres to be acquired from approximately 74.60 to 53. Item Number: 25-0126 Original Text of Item: PROPOSED PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Department(s): Legal Department Other Part(ies): Hermann M. Caly Family Trust; 780 Group, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; Geh Day Holding Company, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company (Owners of Record) Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved. Description of Real Estate: Part of 20 Freeman Road & 18 N Freeman Road, South Barrington, Illinois Section: N/A Parcel(s): PINs: Part of 01-25-401-004-0000 & 01-25-401-003-0000 PARCEL 1 That part of Lot 1 in Geh Day Farm, being a subdivision of the East half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 42 North, Range    Not available Not available