The Lake County Forest Preserves District Board passed a resolution approving a memorandum of understanding with the Waukegan Port District to support its effort to get the Federal Aviation Administration's blessing and funding for a runway extension, which would require selling off some forest preserves land and has enraged environmentalists.
Public review regarding the potential sale of Lake County Forest Preserve property needed for a proposed $186 million safety improvement project at Waukegan National Airport now is pending after overwhelming support to get the process moving.
A Lake County Forest Preserve committee on Monday recommended approval of a non-binding agreement needed to advance a proposed $186 million project that includes replacing a runway at Waukegan National Airport.