Editing Grandwood Park, Illinois (section)

===Des Plaines River Flood of 2017===
After heavy rains in Grandwood Park and surrounding areas of [[Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois|Warren Township]], in July, 2017, the dam barring Mill Creek to Grandwood Lake partially failed.<ref name="Chicago Tribune"/> [[Flooding]] averaging a foot in depth consumed adjoining Lake Park and nearby residences. For two weeks following the incident a variety of fish were found swimming on the park grounds and in yards, notably [[grass carp]]. Road closures were lifted on the 25th of July.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flood of July 2017 |url=https://www.gurnee.il.us/residents/extreme-weather-events/flooding-in-gurnee/flood-of-july-2017 |website=Gurnee |publisher=Village of Gurnee |access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>

It was decided that same season that a new dam would ultimately be necessary. It would have to wait until 2019 when the lake was drained and a new concrete and steel dam was built. Original estimates for the project were between $900,000 and $1.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abderholden |first1=Frank |title=Grandwood Park lake recovers after repairs completed on balky dam |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/04/25/grandwood-park-lake-recovers-after-repairs-completed-on-balky-dam/ |website=Lake County News-Sun |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref> The official number was never released. During a Board of Commissioners session on February 8, 2023, it was proposed that an electric light should be added to Lake Park in order to illuminate the dam. The estimated cost is $2,150.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Commissioners / General Session Minutes |url=https://www.grandwoodpark.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/signed-minutes-February-8-2023.pdf |publisher=Grandwood Park Park District |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>