Illinois EPA code RHJ Slow moving water in the lagoon. Slow moving Sprockethead in the lagoon. The Skokie Lagoons are the result of a flood control project done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's. It's somewhat ironic that a Democratic President has cursed the largely Republican area with a huge mosquito population. Located south of Lake-Cook Road, North of Willow Road, East of the Edens Expressway, and west of Forest Road in Skokie.
Fishing is back.
I encountered a guy carrying a spin-casting rig on the bike path as the first sign. I also saw a couple of kayaks, an inflatable, and a rowboat out on the waters. The water was very slow-moving and covered with cottonwood seeds. The boat ramp is located on the south side of Tower Road, just east of the Edens. It is new within the past five years, and I think the concrete extends below the water line.