(70 ILCS 2605/262) (from Ch. 42, par. 349.262)

Sec. 262. District enlarged. As of January 9, 1990, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended so as to embrace and include within the same the following described territory and tracts of land which are hereby annexed to the District:

(a) The North East quarter of the South East quarter of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the 3rd Principal Meridian, lying east and west of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad Co. containing 40 acres more or less,

Part of the North West quarter of the South West quarter of Section 33, Township and Range aforesaid, containing 1.12 acres more or less, described as follows: Commencing at the North West corner of the South West quarter of Section 33 aforesaid; thence running East 3 rods, thence South 17 rods, thence Southerly 63 rods more or less until it intersects the South line of said North West quarter of the South West quarter of said Section 33 at a point 1 1/2 rods East of the South West corner of said North West quarter of the South West quarter of said Section 33; thence West on the quarter section line a distance of 1 1/2 rods; thence North along the West line of said South West quarter of said Section 33 a distance of 80 rods to the place of beginning.

(b) The Northeast quarter of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois, except therefrom all that part lying easterly of the easterly right-of-way line of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company, also except therefrom all that part lying northerly of the southwest right-of-way line of State Route 72 (Higgins Road) (record 240 foot right-of-way with) also all that part of said State Route 72 adjoining the property described hereon not currently within any municipality.

(c) Parcel 7:

That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 31, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying South of the center of the State Road leading from Dundee to Chicago (now known as Higgins Road) described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the East line of said Section with the center line of the State Road leading from Dundee to Chicago (now known as Higgins Road); thence South on the Section Line 1114.08 feet; thence West 1314.06 feet to the center of the road running North and South; thence North along the center of said road 1259.28 feet to the center of the State Road; thence Southeasterly along the center of said road 1321.98 feet to the place of beginning (excepting therefrom that part thereof lying Northeasterly of the Southwesterly line of Higgins Road as widened by warranty deed recorded November 8, 1937 as Document No. 12079013).

also Parcel 8:

The West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian (excepting therefrom that part thereof lying Northeasterly of the Southwesterly line of Higgins Road as widened by warranty deed recorded November 8, 1937 as Document No 12079013).

also Parcel 9:

That part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the West line of said East half of the Northwest Quarter 826.3 feet North of the Southwest corner of said East half; thence North along said West line 1468.2 feet to a point in the center line of Highway (now known as Higgins Road); thence South 83 degrees 39 minutes East along said center line, 150 feet; thence South parallel to said West line 1451.7 feet; thence West 149.1 feet to the place of beginning (excepting therefrom that part thereof lying Northeasterly of the Southeasterly line of Higgins Road as widened by warranty deed recorded May 28, 1938 as Document No. 12284905) all in Cook County, Illinois.

also Parcel 11:

That Part of the East 1/2 of the North West 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows:

Commencing at the center of said Section 32; thence Westerly on the Quarter Section Line 49.5 feet for a point of beginning; thence Northerly parallel with the North and South Quarter Section Line 396.0 feet; thence Westerly parallel with the East and West Quarter Section Line 132.75 feet; thence Northerly parallel along said North and South Quarter Section Line 1676.7 feet to the center line of Higgins Road; thence North Westerly along the Center Line of said Road to a point 150 feet South Easterly from the West line of said East 1/2 of the North West 1/4 as measured along the center line of said Higgins Road; thence Southerly parallel with the Quarter Quarter Section Line 1451.7 feet; thence Westerly 149.1 feet to the said Quarter Quarter Section Line; thence Southerly on said Quarter Quarter Section Line 826.3 feet to the South West Corner of the East 1/2 of the North West 1/4 of said Section 32; thence Easterly on the Quarter Section Line to the point of beginning, except that part conveyed to the State of Illinois for Highway purposes known as Higgins Road Improvement S.B.I. Route 63 Construction Section 32-1 by Deed recorded May 10, 1939 as Document Number 12309896, in Cook County, Illinois; and

A tract of land described as follows:

Commencing at the South East Corner of the North West 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, thence west along the South line of said Quarter Section 49.5 feet; thence North parallel to the East line of said Quarter Section 396 feet for a point of beginning; thence West parallel to said South line 132.75 feet; thence North parallel to said east line 1676.7 feet to the Center Line of Higgins Road; thence South 70 degrees 16 minutes East along said center line, 140 feet; thence South parallel to said East Line 1629.5 feet to the point of beginning, all in the East 1/2 of the North West 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, except that part conveyed to the State of Illinois for Highway purposes known as Higgins Road Improvement State Bond Issue Route 63 Construction Section 32-1 by Deed recorded May 10, 1939 as Document Number 12309896, in Cook County, Illinois.

(d) Parcel 1:

That part of the South East 1/4 of the South East 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Easterly of the Easterly right of way line of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad company, also that part of the South West 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, except that part lying inside the North West Tollway Interstate 90 Right of Way, in Cook County, Illinois, taken as a tract, falling within the following described tract:

Beginning at a stone at the Southeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 33; running thence West along the South line of said Sections 32 and 33 to the West line of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 32; thence North 12 Minutes West along said West line 1317 feet; thence North 89 Degrees 46 Minutes East 1345.6 feet to a point on the West line of said Section 33; thence North 14 Minutes West along said West line 7 feet to the North line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33; thence North 89 Degrees 51 Minutes East 1294.9 feet to the East line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33; thence South along said East line 1330 feet to the point of beginning (except that part thereof lying West of the Easterly right of way line of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad).

EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the East line of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 and the South line of said Section 33; thence Westerly along said South line 617.25 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 164 Degrees 19 Minutes with the last line extended and running Northeasterly 233.6 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 23 Degrees 20 Minutes with the last line extended and running Northeasterly 502.6 feet to a point on the East line of said West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4; thence South along said East line 380.73 feet to the point of beginning.

Parcel 2:

That part of the South West 1/4 of the North West 1/4 and the North West 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Southwesterly of the Southwesterly right of way line of State Route 72 (Higgins Road) and lying East of a line parallel with and 700.00 feet Westerly of, as measured at right angles to the East line of said North West 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33 and the East line of said South West 1/4 of the North West 1/4 of Section 33, in Cook County, Illinois (excepting therefrom that part described as follows:

Commencing at a point on the intersection of the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 33 and the Southerly Right-of-Way line of Higgins Road (S. R. 72); thence North 69 degrees 18 minutes 06 seconds West along said Southerly Right-of-Way line of Higgins Road (S. R. 72) for a distance of 135.51 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 0 degrees 9 minutes 10 seconds East along a line for a distance of 41.94 feet; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 50 seconds West along a line for a distance of 141.20 feet; thence South 0 degrees 9 minutes 10 seconds East along a line for a distance of 12.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 50 seconds West along a line for a distance of 185.00 feet thence North 0 degrees 9 minutes 10 seconds West along a line for a distance of 178.19 feet to a point on said Southerly Right-of-Way line of Higgins (S. R. 72); thence South 69 degrees 18 minutes 06 seconds East along said Southerly Right-of-Way line of Higgins (S. R. 72) for a distance of 349.7 feet to said point of beginning).

also Parcel 3:

That part of the South West 1/4 of the North West 1/4 and the North West 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Southwesterly of the Southwesterly right of way line of State Route 72 (Higgins Road) and lying East of a line parallel with and 1100.00 feet Westerly of, as measured at right angles to the East line of said North West 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33 and the East line of said South West 1/4 of the North West 1/4 of Section 33, except therefrom that part lying East of a line parallel with and 700.00 feet Westerly of, as measured at right angles to said East line of the North West 1/4 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33 and said East line of the South West 1/4 of the North West 1/4 of Section 33, in Cook County, Illinois;

Parcel 4:

That part of Section 4, lying Easterly of the Easterly right of way line of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad Company and Northerly of the Northerly line of the Northern Illinois State Toll Highway Commission right of way and that part of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of Section 3, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Northerly of the Northerly line of the Northern Illinois State Toll Highway Commission right of way, in Cook County, Illinois, also that part of the East 1/2 of the West 1/2 of fractional Section 3, lying Northerly of the Northerly right of way line of the Northern Illinois State Toll Highway, excepting therefrom that part thereof conveyed to the Northern Illinois State Toll Highway Commission by instrument recorded May 13, 1957 as document 16902251, in Township 41 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Parcel 5:

That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, all in Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois, bounded Northerly by the Southerly right-of-way line of State Route 72 (Higgins Road), bounded Westerly by the Easterly right-of-way line of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, and bounded Easterly by a line parallel with and 1100.00 feet West of both the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33 and the East line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, except therefrom the following described parcel of land:

Beginning at a point on the Northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of Section 33; thence South 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 40 Seconds East (record East) for a distance of 49.52 feet (record 3 rods = 49.5 feet); thence South 01 Degrees 01 Minutes 09 Seconds West (record South) for a distance of 280.10 feet (record 17 rods = 280.5 feet); thence South 02 Degrees 21 Minutes 40 Seconds West for a distance of 1036.29 feet (record 63 rods = 1039.5 feet) to a point on the South line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33; thence South 89 Degrees 46 Minutes 31 Seconds West (record West) along said South line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33 for a distance of 23.05 feet (record 1 1/2 rods = 24.75 feet) to the West line of said Section 33; thence North 00 Degrees 55 Minutes 25 Seconds East (record North) along said West line of Section 33 for a distance of 1315.76 feet to said point of beginning (said exception being that part falling in both or either of the above courses and distances).

also That part of the South 20.04 chains of the East half of the South West quarter of Section 33, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the North quarter point of fractional Section 3, Township 41 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence South along the North and South quarter line a distance of 59.67 feet; thence turning an angle of 89 degrees, 58 minutes with the said North and South quarter line extended and running Easterly a distance of 9.75 feet to a point; thence turning angle left of 65 degrees, 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running North Easterly a distance of 390 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 15 degrees, 05 minutes with the last described line extended and running North Easterly a distance of 382.61 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 90 degrees, 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running North Westerly a distance of 70 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 40 degrees, 51 minutes with the last described line extended and running Westerly a distance of 314.77 feet to a point of beginning; thence continuing Westerly on the last described line extended a distance of 314.07 feet to a point on the West line of the East half of the South West quarter of said Section 33; thence North along said West line, a distance of 693.91 feet to the North West corner of the aforesaid South 20.04 chains of said East half of the South West quarter; thence East along the North line of the South 20.04 chain tract a distance of 314.06 feet; thence South a distance of 693.19 feet to the point of beginning, in Cook County, Illinois.

also That part of the South 20.04 chains of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 33, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: commencing at the North 1/4 point of fractional Section 3, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence South along the North and South Quarter line a distance of 59.67 feet; thence turning an angle of 89 degrees 58 minutes with the said North and South Quarter line extended and running Easterly a distance of 9.75 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 65 degrees 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running Northeasterly a distance of 390 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 15 degrees 05 minutes with the last described line extended and running North Easterly a distance of 382.61 feet to a point of beginning; thence turning an angle left of 90 degrees 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running Northwesterly a distance of 70.00 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 40 degrees 51 minutes with the last described line extended and running Westerly a distance of 214.77 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 90 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds with the last described line extended and running a distance of 362.75 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 90 degrees 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running a distance of 607.46 feet to a point on the Westerly line of an easement for State Highway No. 59; thence turning an angle right of 121 degrees 34 minutes 42 seconds with the last described line extended and running Southwesterly a distance of 11.07 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 08 degrees 31 minutes 39 seconds with the last described line extended and running Southwesterly along the Westerly line of aforesaid highway easement a distance of 517.39 feet to the point of beginning, in Cook County, Illinois.

(e) Parcel 6:

That part of the South 20.04 chains of the East 1/2 of the South West 1/4 of Section 33, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the North 1/4 point of fractional Section 3, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence South along the North and South 1/4 lines a distance of 59.67 feet; thence turning an angle of 89 degrees 58 minutes with said North and South 1/4 lines extended and running Easterly a distance of 9.75 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 65 degrees 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running Northeasterly a distance of 390 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 15 degrees 05 minutes with the last described line extended and running northeasterly a distance of 382.61 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 90 degrees 00 minutes with the last described line extended and running Northwesterly a distance of 70.00 feet to a point; thence turning an angle left of 40 degrees 51 minutes with the last described line extended and running Westerly a distance of 214.77 feet to a point of beginning; thence continuing on the last described line extended a distance of 100.00 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 89 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds with the last described line extended and running North distance 693.79 feet to a point; thence turning an angle right of 89 degrees 23 minutes 49 seconds with the last described line extended and running East a distance of 891.00 feet to a point on the West line of State Highway Number 59; thence Southwesterly along the West line of said Highway (being a curved line concave to the West having a radius of 1458.06 feet) a distance of 86.22 feet to a point; thence Southwesterly along the Westerly line of an easement for said Highway a distance of 300.93 feet, thence West a distance of 607.46 feet to a point that is 362.75 feet North of the point of beginning; thence South 362.75 feet to the point of beginning, in Cook County, Illinois, except that part taken or used for tollroad.

(f) Parcel 1:

The Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 31, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

also Parcel 2:

All that part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Westerly of the right of way of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad Company, in Cook County, Illinois.

also Parcel 3:

The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

also Parcel 4:

That part of the East 3 rods of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois, lying South of the South line of Higgins Road as widened and as said Higgins Road is shown on a plat of survey recorded in the Recorder's Office of Cook County, Illinois on March 27, 1941, as Document Number 12,647,599;

also Parcel 5:

The Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois;

also Parcel 6:

The Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31 and the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

also Parcel 7:

The South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, and the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, except that part conveyed to the Illinois State Toll Highway Commission by Deed recorded December 10, 1958 as Document 17,400,695, and except that part lying South and West of the Easterly line of the real estate conveyed to the Illinois State Toll Highway Commission by Deed recorded December 18, 1956 as document 16,783,799 to wit: Beginning at a point on West line of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 31, 636.6 feet North of the Southwest corner thereof; thence turning 90 degrees right from said West line extended and running East 33 feet to a point; thence turning 81 degrees 56 minutes right from the last line extended and running Southeast 178.1 feet to a point; thence turning 8 degrees 4 minutes right from the last line extended and running Southeast 379.8 feet along a curve to the left, having a radius of 1087.92 feet to a point; thence continuing Southeast on the tangent to said curve at this point 93.8 feet to a endpoint on the South line of said Section 31, in Cook County, Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 87-834.)