Des Plaines would purchase most of a historic — but flood-prone — campground for $4 million under a deal before the city council.
If approved, the proposed agreement will end a five-year legal battle over the property at 1250 Campground Road. The Chicago District Camp Ground Association, the group that owns the eponymous site, already has approved the settlement.
Founded in 1860 on the Des Plaines River’s east bank, the property long had been called the Methodist Camp Ground but no longer is affiliated with that religious tradition, said the Rev. Daniel Amarei, the association board’s president. The group now is nondenominational Christian, he said.
Primarily used during summer months, the campground features dozens of cottages, several tabernacles and other structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
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