Board denies proposal to replace small cabin with substantially larger structure near Flute Reid River

Jun 11, 2026

The Board of Adjustment denied a variance that would have allowed replacement of a small guest cabin with a substantially larger structure at 4766 Chicago Bay Road, citing failure to meet statutory variance criteria and concerns about scale, sewer capacity and river and lake shoreline impacts.

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Cook County’s Board of Adjustment denied a variance request from Northern Lights Retreats LLC to replace a small guest cabin with a much larger, taller structure on a property that sits between the Flute Reid River and Lake Superior.

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