[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, CLOSURE: Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at former Ft. Sheridan, IL

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

City Urges Army To Find, Remove Explosives At Lakeshore Preserve
Bomb-sniffing dogs last month found a "new area of concern" at the former military base, according to Openlands officials. 

By Jonah Meadows
Highland Park Patch (IL) 
June 4, 2021 

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Two months after the discovery of suspected unexploded ordnance at Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park, the area remains closed to the public.

City officials have formally requested assistance from the military to ensure the safety of the privately owned forest preserve, located on the former site of the Fort Sheridan base.

The site was transferred to the Chicago-based nonprofit Openlands after the base closed in 1993 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, Act.

"The City of Highland Park urges the Army BRAC Office and Navy to conduct a full, on-the-ground investigation and then remove any remaining unexploded ordnance at the Lakeshore Preserve," City Manager Ghida Neukirch said last week in an email to military officials. She said Thursday she has yet to receive a response.

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For the entire article, see
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/amp/29574825/city-urges-army-to-find-remove-explosives-at-lakeshore-preserve

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Lenny Siegel
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