Raymond Chevrolet - Convertible SSR Truck
Antioch Chamber - One year of gasoline
Parks Program
Understanding the growing need for additional park space in the Township, Supervisor Steve Smouse, and Bill Ahlers, Business Manager at Antioch High School thought an OSLAD grant (open space grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources) could be possible for Antioch Township as we had no park land at the time. Supervisor Steve Smouse applied for the OSLAD grant on behalf of the Antioch Township and we were fortunate to receive a grant of $698,000.
With the help of a land donation from Waste Management and the OSLAD Grant, Antioch Township was able to obtain a total of 70 acres of park land, 40 acres located off of Depot Street which will be named the Tim Osmond Sports Complex, in memory of Tim Osmond who served as Township Supervisor and Illinois. State Representative and 30 acres off Grass Lake Road which will be named the Vern Thelen Park, in memory of Vern Thelen whom we all know was a wonderful contributor to Antioch Township.
At this time, we have formed a cooperative agreement between the Township and the Village of Antioch (Antioch Coop) to incorporate the Village property which was donated by Waste Management and the Township property off of Depot Street to build the Tim Osmond Sports Complex. The Coop has hired a 3-D Design Studio from Grayslake who has extensive experience designing sports parks and working with landfill sites. We are currently in the process of applying for another OSLAD Grant for the development of the park which will include football fields, baseball fields, soccer fields, a cross country track along with parking and a concession stand. We are also working with Antioch High School who is developing the adjacent 80 acres to incorporate the cross country track through some of their property.
It is our hope to raise funds for this project through community donations, cooperative donations, and hopefully another OSLAD Grant. This will be a project that will serve all of us and the generations to come.
Steve Smouse
Antioch Township Supervisor
Parks Committee
John Edgell
Steve Turner
The Antioch Parks Coop would like to thank the Antioch Senior Center for their $25,000 donation and Antioch Lions Club for their $15,000 donation.
Raymond Chevrolet has donated a Convertible SRR Pick Up Truck and the Antioch Chamber of Commerce has donated one years worth of gasoline, which is being raffled off at the Taste of Antioch on July 23rd. Tickets are $20 dollars each and can be purchased at the Antioch Chamber of Commerce, Osmond Insurance, and State Bank of the Lakes.
Winner of the Raymond Chevrolet SSR
Larry Mondie!
Our event was a big success we raised over $43,000!