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In a watershed moment for suburban land preservation efforts, a Barrington-based conservation group announced Monday it is buying the Richard L. Duchossois family's 246.5-acre Hill 'N Dale Farm South, long considered one of the most important and desirable tracts of open space in northern Illinois.
Lake Barrington officials are hoping to get federal funds to clean up Flint Creek and Flint Lake through the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure improvement package enacted late last year.