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Visitor centers closed for Juneteenth holiday

6/10/2025
Entrance to Sugar Creek Administration Center with blooming flowers and a clear blue sky.
(Photo by Glenn P. Knoblock)

All Forest Preserve District visitor centers will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

Visitor centers that will be closed are: Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon, Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook, Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville, Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township and the Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet. 

The Tackle Box bait shop at Hidden Lakes Trout Farm in Bolingbrook and the Monee Reservoir Visitor Center in Monee Township also will be closed. 

Preserves, trails and dog parks will remain open on the holiday. 
 

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