POLICY GOVERNING FLYING MODEL AIRPLANES WITHIN THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT
The flying of any form of model aircraft within the Forest Preserve District shall be prohibited except in such areas which have been designated as Model Airplane Flying Fields. The areas will be posted by the District and other signs will not be permitted. Each area shall be available for the flying of all types of model aircraft by any and all individuals on a first-come, first-served basis.
Permission for organizations/clubs or single-occasion, exclusive use can be given by obtaining a Special Activity Event Permit. Such requests will be granted only in the case of a contest or similar demonstration.
Model Airplane Flying Fields will be maintained by the District on a par with picnic and similar use areas. Refined mowing by individuals or groups is permitted.
Location of Designated Flying Fields
| Miller Meadow Salt Creek Division (708) 447-0090 or 0091 |
East side of 1st Avenue, 1/4 mile north of Cermak road, adjacent to I.C. tracks, Maywood |
| Kickapoo Woods Calumet Division (773) 233-3766 or 3767 |
West side of Halsted Street at 144th Street, Riverdale |
| Ned Brown Meadow Northwest Division (847) 437-8330 or 8331 |
South side of Golf Road, east of Interstate 290, Elk Grove Village |
| Morrill Meadow Palos Division (708) 839-5617 |
West side of Mannheim Road (Rt. 45), south of 107th Street, Palos Hills |
| Schiller Woods Indian Boundary Division (773) 625-0606 or 0607 |
South side of Irving Park Road, west of Cumberland Avenue, Chicago |
| Tinley Creek Division (708) 385-7650 |
North side of Flossmoor Road, west of Central Avenue, Country Club Hills |
| Northwest Division (847) 798-4668 |
South side of Shoe Factory Road, 1 mile east of Bartlett Road, Streamwood |
| Thorn Creek Division (708) 474-1221 |
East side of Volbrecht Road, south of 183rd Street, Lansing |
| Deer Grove East Northwest Division (847) 437-8330 or 8331 |
North side of Dundee Road, between Hicks and Smith Roads, Palatine |
