Libertyville Sunday, 11/4/12 Kay and Grant Keehn, of Libertyville walk their dogs, Chloe and Molley at the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville Sunday evening. Though regular preserve hours are 6:30 am–sunset, the illuminated 1.3-mile fitness trail will now remain open after sunset until 9 pm, daily through March 9th, of next year. (Sunday was the first evening of the extended hours.) | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
Libertyville Sunday, 11/4/12 One of the small solar powered lights that was recently installed at the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville Sunday. Though regular preserve hours are 6:30 am–sunset, the illuminated 1.3-mile fitness trail will now remain open after sunset until 9 pm, daily through March 9th, of next year. (Sunday was the first evening of the extended hours.) | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
Libertyville Sunday, 11/4/12 Lake County Forest Preserve volunteer, Janice Aull, of Knollwood at the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville Sunday evening. Though regular preserve hours are 6:30 am–sunset, the illuminated 1.3-mile fitness trail will now remain open after sunset until 9 pm, daily through March 9th, of next year. (Aull often organizes "Impromptu" programs for the LCFP. She said there will probably be one next weekend at Old School. If so, information will be available on the LCFP's Facebook site.) | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media
There is something special about being in the forest preserves when it’s dark. Conservation police can confirm they have bicyclists, hikers, runners using the trail even though they are not supposed to and they will be ticketed if the police find you. Police have had …
