A conceptual plan for the Yerkes Observatory property submitted to the village of Williams Bay shows the observatory near the center, with shaded areas that either have been sold or will be sold for redevelopment.
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Yerkes Observatory, shown in this aerial image high above Williams Bay, is now in the hands of a private foundation, but the University of Chicago still owns adjacent land along the lakefront.
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A public easement trail connects Constance Blvd. to the Geneva Lake lakefront.
WILLIAMS BAY – A recently organized group of concerned citizens has formed to stop future residential development of about 9 acres of forested lakefront property adjacent to the Yerkes Observatory campus which is owned by the University of Chicago.
Photos: Lake Como residents mark Fourth of July with parade
1 Como Parade
Members of the Como Community Cares group on their float during the Lake Como Fourth of July parade.
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2 - Como Parade
Above: Parade grand marshal Marge Szok with her great grandchildren, left to right, Tyler, Alexis, Olivia and Elizabeth Nowicki. Below: Kaitlyn Gutherie, left, and Elizabeth Riter riding in the Lake Como Fourth of July parade with Lorraine and Larry Swann, right.
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3 - Como Parade
Kaitlyn Gutherie, left, and Elizabeth Riter riding in the Lake Como Fourth of July parade with Lorraine and Larry Swann, right.
Connor Carynski
4- Como Parade
Lake Como resident Jean Gray posing with a truck at the annual Lake Como Fourth of July parade.
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5- Como Parade
J.P Springer, left, and Will Harkin wait on the back of a golf cart before the annual Lake Como Fourth of July parade begins.
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6 - Como Parade
Junior grand marshal of the Lake Como Fourth of July parade Rachael Strong leading the parade on her pony.
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7 - Como Parade
Lake Como residents drive down Lake Shore Drive during an annual Fourth of July parade.
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8 - Como Parade
Lake Como resident Mary Smith waves a flag while driving in a Fourth of July parade with Mikey Smith, left, and Jack Schaffrath, right, in the back.
A conceptual plan for the Yerkes Observatory property submitted to the village of Williams Bay shows the observatory near the center, with shaded areas that either have been sold or will be sold for redevelopment.
Yerkes Observatory, shown in this aerial image high above Williams Bay, is now in the hands of a private foundation, but the University of Chicago still owns adjacent land along the lakefront.
