The Board of Commissioners authorized the acquisition of roughly 0.82 acres, clearing the way for expansion of Grant Woods Forest Preserve in Ingleside. (Photo by R. Scott McNeill via Lake County Forest Preserves)The Lake County Forest Preserves’ Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of about 0.82 acres to expand Grant Woods Forest Preserve in Ingleside. The Forest Preserves agreed to pay $37,000 for the Woodville property, located on the east side of Route 59 just south of Monaville Road. “While modest in size, this parcel plays an important role in improving the continuity of Grant Woods,” Executive Director Ty Kovach said in a news release. “Grant Woods is a beautiful, peaceful forest preserve.”