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Meeting Name: Real Estate Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/1/2025 9:40 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Camp Sullivan, 14630 Oak Park Avenue, Oak Forest, Illinois
Issued On: 6/25/2025
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25-0288 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 06/10/2025   Not available Not available
25-0221 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, pleas   Not available Not available
25-0222 1  Acquisition of Real EstatePROPOSED PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Department(s): Legal Department Other Part(ies): 3850 Columbus LLC (Owner of Record) Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved. Description of Real Estate: 3850 Columbus Blvd, Unincorporated Riverside Township, Cook County, Illinois Section: N/A Parcel(s): PIN: 15-36-310-012-0000 LOT 10 IN BLOCK 5 IN RIVERSIDE LAWN, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 6,098 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.14 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Fiscal Impact: $130,000.00 purchase price plus closing costs up to $10,000.00 (up to $140,000.00 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 known as 3850 Columbus Blvd, Unincorporated Riverside Towns   Not available Not available