July 22, 2021June 10, 2022Northwest Siders Cared For The Dunning-Read Conservation Area For Years. Now, Upgrades Are Underway As Park District Takes Over In the News by staff The Dunning-Read Conservation Area, 23 acres of wetlands and woodlands along the city’s western border, was transferred from state ownership to the Chicago Park District last month. It was previously managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The ownership transfer was part of a land deal bill backed by Northwest Side lawmakers Sen. Rob Martwick and Rep. Lindsey LaPointe and signed into law last summer by Gov. JB Pritzker.
