The park district closed the golf course December 31 after concluding taxpayers were unwilling to financially support two public golf courses. The city’s sale of all 18 holes of the club for $500,000 comes with the stipulation that the park district convert the property to a nature preserve and trail system and that the project…

The plan includes four separate agreements in which the park district will purchase the property to create a natural area and operate the Golf Learning Center, while the city will share use of the parking lot and use four acres of the property for a tree nursery. The Highland Park City Council and the Board of Park…

The city is moving closer to a sale of Highland Park (Ill.) Country Club, but a proposal has come forward to convert a portion of the golf course into a practice and entertainment facility with a six-hole layout, “The Angry Nine,” a series of short holes with “treacherous bunkers,” a putting course, a practice area…

The municipal golf course recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and features a Dick Nugent-designed golf course, full-service clubhouse with pro shop and banquet space, and the adjacent Highland Park Golf Learning Center offers 50 hitting stations, short game area and miniature golf.

The City Council of Highland Park, Ill. has chosen to extend Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports’ current agreement to manage Highland Park (Ill.) Country Club. Designed by Dick Nugent, Highland Park Country Club has been managed by KemperSports since 2005. The former private club measures 6,506 yards from the back tees and plays to a par-71 with…