Washburn v. Forest Preserve District

On February 7, 1921, the board of forest preserve commissioners for the Forest Preserve District of Cook county passed an ordinance creating a forest preserve district in parts of sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 and 24, in township 42 north, range 12, and in parts of sections 18, 19 and 30, in township 42 north, range 13, east of the third principal meridian, in Cook county. The ordinance recited that to protect and preserve the flora and fauna and scenic beauty of certain land described in the ordinance, aggregating approximately 2090 acres, for the education, pleasure and recreation of the…