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Approximately 20 acres (8.1 ha) of sunny and shaded areas situated amid 98 acres (40 ha) of farmland. The camp facilities are approved by the State of Illinois each year. [165] Nude Dudes Chicago is a group of 18- to 40-year-old gay men who enjoy public nudity and host events in and around the Chicago area all year round. [166]
Was Chicago's Main Summer Camp Located in Yorkville Illinois [16] Yorkville Scout Camp [17] [18] Ingersoll Scout Reservation: W. D. Boyce Council: London Mills, IL: Active: Loud Thunder Scout Reservation: Illowa Council: Illinois City, IL: Active: Pine Ridge Scout Camp: Greater St. Louis Area Council: Makanda: Active: Rainbow Council Scout ...
The Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation is located in northern Wisconsin and serves the Scouts of the Northeast Illinois Council based in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Originally a logging camp, the scouts purchased the land and first had campers in 1929. The 1,560 acres (6 km 2) camp serves over 2,300 scouts each summer.
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a governmental commission in Cook County, Illinois, that owns and manages land containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes. These land holdings are primarily managed as undeveloped natural areas and for outdoor recreation. The Forest Preserve District encompasses approximately 70,000 ...
Chicago Ridge takes its name from ridges left behind when trainloads of dirt were brought out by the Wabash Railroad during construction of the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Incorporated on October 17, 1914, the village has an area of approximately 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2) and is located in the southwestern portion of Cook County, Illinois ...
Hodgkins is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. The population was 1,500 at the 2020 census, down from 1,897 at the 2010 census. [ 2] A United Parcel Service facility, known as CACH, is located in Hodgkins at 1 UPS Way. CACH employs over 9,000 people [ 3] and is the "largest package sorting ...
Fort Sheridan, Highwood, Illinois (closed 1993) Fort Arlington, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Green River Ordnance Plant. Haley Army Airfield. Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois. Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000)
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on 1,104 acres (447 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States . Part of this area used to be owned by Piankeshaw Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA) a former part of Prairielands Council BSA, after those councils merged in 1992. It was known as Camp Cherokee Hills (the ...