Cook County wants to buy all the homes in Riverside Lawn, turn it into forest preserve
By Joe Sinopoli RIVERSIDE – Whatever Cook County decides to do to bring about flood relief to Riverside Lawn, officials say no one will be forced to sell their property. According to county officials, claiming eminent domain is not an option. Officials from the county and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) met Riverside Lawn residents July 30 in a public meeting to discuss how to bring relief to the flood-beleaguered residents in the unincorporated subdivision on the south bank of the Des Plaines River. Riverside Lawn lies huddled in a forested area between Lyons and Riverside on [...]