Public Act 094-0768
 		





SB2711 Enrolled
LRB094 18545 AJO 54412 b






    AN ACT concerning the transfer of real property.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 1. The Director of the Department of Natural 
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to 
execute and deliver to the Village of Spring Grove, an Illinois 
unit of local government, for and in consideration of $1.00 
paid to said Department, a Quit Claim Deed to the following 
described real property, to wit:
 
Parcel 282-A:
 
All that real property conveyed from Wieland Dairy Company, an 
Illinois Corporation, to the State of Illinois, by Warranty 
Deed dated August 17, 1914 and recorded September 7, 1914 in 
Book 143 of Deeds at Page 347 in the Recorder's Office of 
McHenry County, Illinois, being more particularly described as 
follows:
 
Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
Section 25, Township 46 North, Range 8 East of the Third 
Principal Meridian, described as follows: Starting at an iron 
stake at the Northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the 
Northeast Quarter of said Section 25; thence South 00 degrees 
27 minutes West on the forty line 287 feet to a stake on the 
North bank of the Nippersink Creek for a place of beginning; 
thence South 00 degrees 27 minutes West on said forty line 
934.7 feet to an iron stake; thence South 89 degrees 33 minutes 
East 425 feet to an iron stake; thence North 00 degrees 27 
minutes East, 1167.3 feet to a stake on the North bank of the 
aforesaid Nippersink Creek; thence South 79 degrees 34 minutes 
West along the North bank of said creek 67.9 feet; thence South 
50 degrees 42 minutes West along the North bank of said creek 
281 feet; thence South 73 degrees 53 minutes West along the 
North bank of said creek 149.3 feet to the place of beginning, 
containing 10.18 acres of land, more or less, all situated in 
the County of McHenry and the State of Illinois.
 
Parcel 282-B:
 
All that real property conveyed from Wieland Dairy Company, an 
Illinois Corporation, to the State of Illinois, by Warranty 
Deed dated January 20, 1916 and recorded March 11, 1919 in Book 
153 of Deeds at Page 460 in the Recorder's Office of McHenry 
County, Illinois, being more particularly described as 
follows:
 
Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
Section 25, in Township 46 North, Range Number 8 East of the 
Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: 
Commencing at a point on the Range line between the Townships 
of Richmond and Burton, 21.5 rods North from the North line of 
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company's 
right-of-way; thence North 79 degrees West parallel with the 
North line of said

right-of-way 35 feet; thence South 72 
degrees 50 minutes West 319.8 feet to a point; thence North 79 
degrees West 125.5 feet to a point; thence South parallel with 
the Range line 200 feet to a stake on the North line of 
aforesaid railway right-of-way; thence South 79 degrees East 
along the North line of said railway right-of-way 274.0 feet to 
a stake; thence North parallel with the Range line 181.5 feet 
to a stake; thence South 79 degrees East parallel with the 
North line of aforesaid railway right-of-way 198 feet to a 
point on the Range line; thence North on said Range line 173.25 
feet to the place of beginning, containing 2 acres of land, 
together with the right-of-way for roadway purposes to Blivin 
Street in the Village of Spring Grove, McHenry County, 
Illinois, said right-of-way being a strip of land 30 feet wide 
lying North of and adjoining the Northerly line of a piece of 
land deeded by John A. Bowers and wife to Nick Etten, and 
recorded in Book 120 of Deeds, at Page 156 in the Recorder's 
Office of McHenry County, Illinois; all situated in the County 
of McHenry and the State of Illinois.




 
Parcel 282-C:
 
All that real property conveyed from George Wieland and Amanda 
Wieland, his wife, to the State of Illinois, by Warranty Deed 
dated August 16, 1919 and recorded November 5, 1919 in Book 154 
of Deeds at Page 274 in the Recorder's Office of McHenry 
County, Illinois, being more particularly described as 
follows:
 
Commencing at a point on the 80 rod line 1447 feet South of a 
point 80 rods West of the Northeast corner of Section 25 where 
said line intersects the public highway; running thence in a 
westerly direction along the public highway 33 feet; thence 
North parallel with the 80 rod line 1130 feet to the center of 
Nippersink Creek; thence East to the 80 rod line 33 feet; 
thence South 1130 feet to the place of beginning, containing 
134 square rods, more or less, situated in Section 25, Township 
46 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, Village 
of Spring Grove, County of McHenry, State of Illinois.
 
Parcel 282-D: 
 
All that real property conveyed from Wieland Dairy Company, an 
Illinois Corporation, to the State of Illinois, by Warranty 
Deed dated July 2, 1923 and recorded August 7, 1923 in Book 168 
of Deeds at Page 257 in the Recorder's Office of McHenry 
County, Illinois, being more particularly described as 
follows:
 
That part of East Half of Northeast Quarter of Section 25, 
Township 46 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal 
Meridian, and that part of the West Half of the Northwest 
Quarter of Section 30, Township 46 North, Range 9 East of the 
Third Principal Meridian, described as follows:
 
Starting at an iron stake in the West line of the East Half of 
the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 46 North, Range 8


East of the Third Principal Meridian, said stake being situated 
1221.7 feet South of the Northwest corner of said West Half of 
said Northeast Quarter of Section 25 aforesaid; thence easterly 
at right angles to said West line of said East Half of said 
Northeast Quarter of Section 25 aforesaid, 425 feet for a place 
of beginning; thence North parallel with said West line 1167.3 
feet to the North bank of Nippersink Creek; thence 
Southeasterly along the North bank of said Nippersink Creek to 
the Southwest corner of a tract of land conveyed by Robert 
Johonott and wife to Lewis Hatch by deed recorded in Book 48 of 
Deeds on page 92 in the Recorder's Office of McHenry County, 
Illinois; thence easterly along the Southerly line of said 
tract of land so deeded to the Range line between Ranges 8 and 
9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, State of Illinois; 
thence South along said Range line 1150 feet, more or less, to 
the South bank of said Nippersink Creek; thence Southeasterly 
along the South bank of said Nippersink Creek to the center of 
the public highway, commonly known as Blivin Street; thence 
Southwesterly along the center of said highway to a point in 
range with the Northerly line of a piece of land conveyed by 
John A. Bowers and wife to Nick Etten by deed of September 14, 
1906, and recorded in the aforesaid Recorder's Office in Book 
120 of Deeds, on Page 156; thence Northwesterly along the 
Northerly line of said land so deeded to Nick Etten to the 
aforesaid Range line; thence North on said Range line to a 
point 21.5 rods North of the point of intersection of aforesaid 
Range line with the Northerly right-of-way line of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, said point being the 
Northeast corner of a parcel of land deeded by the Wieland 
Dairy Company, a corporation, to the State of Illinois, by deed 
of January 20, 1916, and recorded in aforesaid Recorder's 
Office in Book 153 of Deeds on Page 460; thence North 79 
degrees West parallel with said Northerly right-of-way line 35 
feet; thence South 72 degrees 50 minutes West, 319.8 feet; 
thence North 79 degrees West parallel with said Northerly 
right-of-way line 125.5 feet to a point 200 feet North of said 
Northerly railway right-of-way line, measured on a line 
parallel to said Range line; thence North parallel with said 
Range line 106.4 feet; thence West on a line at right angles to 
the West line of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of said 
Section 25, 410.6 feet; thence North parallel with said West 
line 123.7 feet to the place of beginning;

 
ALSO,
 
That part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 
25, Township 46 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal 
Meridian, described as follows:
 
Beginning at a point in the Northerly right-of-way line of the 
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway Company, said point 
being 502.6 feet Easterly of the intersection of said Northerly 
right-of-way line and the West line of said East Half of said 
Northeast Quarter of said Section 25; thence North parallel 
with said West line 127.2 feet; thence East on line at right 
angles to

said West line, 341.3 feet; thence South on a line 
parallel to the Range line between Ranges 8 and 9 East of the 
Third Principal Meridian, 191.4 feet to said Northerly 
right-of-way line; thence Northwesterly along said Northerly 
right-of-way line, 349 feet to the place of beginning;
 
All situated in the County of McHenry and the State of 
Illinois.
 
Parcel 282-E:

 
All that real property conveyed from Wieland Dairy Company, a 
Delaware Corporation, to the State of Illinois, by Warranty 
Deed dated November 2, 1931 and recorded July 20, 1932 in Book 
210 of Deeds at Page 3 in the Recorder's Office of McHenry 
County, Illinois, being more particularly described as 
follows:
 
Starting at a point on the West line of the Northeast Quarter 
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 46 North, 
Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, 1221.7 feet South 
of the Northwest corner thereof; thence East 123.3 feet; thence 
South 86 feet, which is the point of beginning; thence West 20 
feet; thence South 36 degrees 30 minutes East, 217.1 feet; 
thence South 51 degrees 30 minutes East, 81.2 feet; thence 
South 76 degrees 20 minutes East, 134.0 feet; thence South 79 
degrees East along the Northerly right-of-way line of the 
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway, 71.3 feet; thence 
North, 127.2 feet; thence East, 341.3 feet; thence North, 106.4 
feet; thence West, 410.6 feet; thence North, 37.7 feet; thence 
West, 301.7 feet to the point of beginning, and including 2.49 
acres of land, more or less, all situated in the County of 
McHenry and the State of Illinois.
 
Parcel 282-F:
 
All that real property conveyed from Walter W. Armstrong and 
Agnes Armstrong, his wife, to the State of Illinois, by 
Warranty Deed dated November 2, 1931 and recorded July 20, 1932 
in Book 199 of Deeds at Page 430 in the Recorder's Office of 
McHenry County, Illinois, being more particularly described as 
follows:
 
Starting at a point on the West line of the Northeast Quarter 
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 46 North, 
Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, 1221.7 feet South 
of the Northwest corner thereof; thence East 123.3 feet, which 
is the point of beginning; thence South, 86 feet; thence East, 
301.7 feet; thence North, 86 feet; thence West, 301.7 feet to 
the point of beginning, and including 0.60 acres of land, more 
or less, all situated in the County of McHenry and the State of 
Illinois.
 
Parcel 282-1:
 
All that real property conveyed from Charles N. Karls and 
Winifred J. Karls, his wife, to the State of Illinois, 
Department of Conservation, by Warranty Deed dated January 27, 
1984 and

recorded January 27, 1984 as Document Number 874221 in 
the Recorder's Office of McHenry County, Illinois, being more 
particularly described as follows:

 
Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 46 North, 
Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as 
follows: Commencing at the intersection of the Northerly 
right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and 
Pacific Railroad, and the East line of the Northeast Quarter of 
said Section 25; thence Westerly along the Northerly 
right-of-way line of said railroad, a distance of 198.00 feet 
to the Southeast corner of a tract of land conveyed from the 
Wieland Dairy Company, to the State of Illinois, by Warranty 
Deed recorded in the McHenry County Recorder's Office in Book 
153 at page 460, for the point of beginning; thence from the 
point of beginning Northerly along the boundary of said tract 
of land conveyed by Warranty Deed recorded in aforesaid 
Recorder's Office in Book 153 at page 460, on a line parallel 
with the East line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 25, 
with a deflection angle of 79 degrees 13 minutes 54 seconds to 
the right measured from the last described course, a distance 
of 181.50 feet to a point; thence Easterly along the boundary 
of said tract of land conveyed by Warranty Deed recorded in the 
aforesaid Recorder's Office in Book 153 at page 460, on a line 
parallel with the Northerly right-of-way line of said railroad, 
with a deflection angle of 100 degrees 46 minutes 06 seconds to 
the right, measured from the last described course, a distance 
of 37.00 feet to the Northwest corner of a tract of land 
conveyed from Charles N. Karls and wife, to the Bank of 
Ravenswood, an Illinois Banking Corporation, by Deed in Trust 
recorded in the aforesaid Recorder's Office as Document No. 
738390; thence Southerly along the Westerly boundary of said 
tract of land conveyed by Deed in Trust recorded in the 
aforesaid Recorder's Office as Document No. 738390, a distance 
of 179.20 feet to the Southwest corner of said tract of land 
conveyed by said Deed in Trust, said Southwest corner being on 
the Northerly right-of-way line of said railroad and being 
21.00 feet distant from the point of beginning of the land 
herein described; thence Westerly along the Northerly 
right-of-way line of said railroad, a distance of 21.00 feet to 
the point of beginning, containing 5170.9 square feet (0.119 
acres), more or less, all situated in the County of McHenry and 
the State of Illinois.
 
    Section 2. The conveyance of real property authorized by 
Section 1 shall be made subject to: (1) existing public 
utilities and any and all reservations, easements, covenants 
and restrictions of record; (2) the express condition that if 
said real property ceases to be used for public passive 
recreation purposes, title thereto shall revert to the State of 
Illinois, Department of Natural Resources; and (3) any and all 
covenants, reservations, restrictions or conditions which are 
deemed necessary by the Department of Natural Resources to 
preserve and protect the archaeological, historic and wetland 
resources situated on said real property.
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.