HB0534eng 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0534 Engrossed LRB100 05820 HEP 15843 b

AN ACT concerning property.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Director of the Department of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to exchange the interest in certain real properties in Lake County, Illinois, hereinafter referred to as Parcels 1 and 2, for certain real property of equal or greater value in Lake County, Illinois, hereinafter referred to as Parcel 3, such Parcels being described as follows:

PARCEL 1:

A parcel of land being part of an area known as Site 4 acquired jointly by agreement between Lake County Forrest Preserve District and the State of Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Water Resources (now the State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources) by a Judgment Order filed May 1 1980 in the Circuit Clerks Office of Lake County, Case number 78 ED 52, more particularly described as:

That part of Section 20 and 29, in township 44 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P. M., described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of the South 1478.4 feet (22.40 chains) of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 20, which point is 459.63 feet East of the Northwest corner of the South 1478.4 feet of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 20, said point also being on the Easterly line of the Commonwealth Edison Company right-of-way and also being the Southwest corner of "The Terrace" being H.O. Stone and Company's Subdivision Recorded September 28, 1925, as Document 265877; thence Southeasterly along the Easterly line of said Commonwealth Edison Company right-of-way 3754.84 feet, more or less, to the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago and North Western Railway (Mayfair Branch); thence Northeasterly along the Northwesterly line of said Chicago and North Western Railway (Mayfair Branch) to a point on the South line of said Section 20; thence West along the South line of Section 20 a distance of 810 feet, more or less to a point which is 700 feet West of the East line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 20; thence North along a line parallel to and 700 feet West of the West line of the East Half of said Section 20 to the Southerly line of "The Terrace" Subdivision; which is also the North line of the South 22.40 chains of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 20; thence West along the last described line to the place of beginning, in Lake County, Illinois, containing 84.5 acres, more or less.

PARCEL 2:

A parcel of land being part of an area known as Site 18 acquired jointly by agreement between Lake County Forrest Preserve District and the State of Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Water Resources (now the State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources) by a Judgment Order filed November 14 1977 in the Circuit Clerks Office of Lake County, Case number 76 ED 98, more particularly described as:

That part of the North Half of Section 17 and the Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 43 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P. M., described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the North line of Section 18 with the Easterly right of way line of Waukegan Road (State Route 43); thence Southeasterly along the said Easterly right of way line of Waukegan Road to the south line of the North Half of said Section 17; thence East along said South line of Section 17 to the center line of the West Skokie Drainage Ditch; thence Northerly and Northwesterly along the center line of said West Skokie Drainage Ditch to the North line of said Section 17; thence West along said North line to the place of beginning, (excepting therefrom that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 343.34 feet West of the Northeast corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence South at right angle to said North line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter a distance of 298.0 feet; thence West at right angle to the last described course, a distance of 247.0 feet; thence North at right angle to the last described course, a distance of 298.0 feet to said North line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence East on said North line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, a distance of 247.0 feet to the point of beginning, all in Township 43 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P.M.) and also (excepting the West 3 acres of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 43 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P.M.) and also (excepting the East 660 feet of the South 132 feet of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 43 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P. M.) and also (excepting that part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 43 North, Range 12 East of the 3rd P. M., described as follows: Beginning at a point in the North line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 17 which is 197.6 feet East of the Northwest corner thereof, being the Northeast corner of the West 3.0 acres of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17; thence South along the East line of said 3.0 acre tract and the East line extended, 1029.8 feet; thence East parallel with the North line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 17, 423.0 feet; thence North 1029.8 feet to a point in the North line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 17, which is 423.0 feet East of the place of beginning and thence West along said North line 423.0 feet to the place of beginning) and also (excepting therefrom all parts thereof previously dedicated or used for public highways or drainage ditch) all in Lake County, Illinois.

PARCEL 3:

A parcel of land acquired by the Lake County Forest Preserve District by a Corporate Warranty Deed, dated October 12, 2006 recorded October 19, 2006 as document number 6076619

That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 44 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Westerly of the center line of Darrell Road in Lake County, Illinois.

Section 10. With respect to the transaction under Section 5, each party shall be responsible for any and all title costs associated with their respective properties.

Section 15. The conveyance of Parcels 1 and 2 and the acceptance of Parcel 3 as authorized by Section 5 shall be made subject to existing public utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions of record.

Section 20. The Director of Natural Resources shall obtain a certified copy of the portions of this Act containing the title, the enacting clause, the effective date, the appropriate Section or Sections containing the land descriptions of the property to be conveyed, and this Section within 60 days after its effective date and, upon receipt of the payment required by the Section or Sections, if any payment is required, shall record the certified document in the Recorder's Office in the county in which the land is located.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.