Alliance for the Great Lakes Lake Michigan lake bottom by the Illinois legislature to a prominent Chicago university, despite disagreement about the move from other environmental organizations. Decades later, the case "Lake Michigan Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers" is a seminal decision under the Public Trust Doctrine, which prohibits the sale of public Great Lakes resources to private entities. In 2002 and again in 2008, the Alliance helped write and partner with business interests to pass the Great Lakes Legacy Act to fund Area of Concern cleanups. It helped write and pass the Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact to set water conservation
Great Lakes station Great Lakes station The Great Lakes station is one of two commuter railroad stations in North Chicago Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. The station (officially located at 3000 South Sheridan Road) is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Great Lakes is in zone G. It is named for the Great Lakes Naval Training Base in North Chicago and the City of North Chicago. Like North Chicago, Great Lakes serves as a stop for the Great Lakes