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| Chicago-Lockport trail's 1st part open for hikes, bikes, skis | |
| Nov 20, 1989 | |
| Michael Gillis | |
| Chicago Sun-Times | |
| Pertains to I & M Canal State Trail, Willow Springs, Lemont, Romeoville, Lockport, Crest Hill, Joliet, Minooka | |
| The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, ending its yearlong centennial celebration with a bang, has opened the first sections of a 26-mile trail from Chicago to Lockport. Six miles of the trail were dedicated at ceremonies last week. Another five miles are scheduled to open by the end of the year. The trail, which runs along the Des Plaines River, the Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois and Michigan Canal, is open for hiking, cross-country skiing and, although it is not paved, bicycling. "This is an excellent example of four governments coming together in a nontraditional... ------------------------------------ Trail cooperation was the right path November 21, 1989 Editorials The recent opening of the first sections of a new nature trail from Chicago to Lockport is an example of what should happen more often in the Chicago area - governments working together. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and the forest preserve districts in Cook, Will and DuPage counties have cooperated to create a 26-mile trail for hiking, cross-country skiing and bicycling. As part of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, the nature trail will run along the Des Plaines River, the Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Six miles... |
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