Illinois Chicago- lakefront recommended by Catherine from Accessible Chicago (see below for link) -"the entire lakefront along Lake Shore Drive is completely paved and accessible" - "park in Grant Park North, take the elevator up to the Millennium Park Grill, travel through Millennium Park, check out the Cloud Gate sculpture and then take a hike over the BP Bridge to get on miles of paved path perfect for strollers, wheelchairs and hikers" for more Chicago accessible travel info see www.accessiblechicago.org  ______________________________________________ Libertyville- Independence Grove information coming!

_______________________________________ Des Plaines River Trail- northeastern Illinois recommended by Suzanne and Elizabeth from Wisconsin - "beautiful" 31 mile multi-use trail runs parallel to Des Plaines River - 6/+ foot wide dirt tail with fine gravel- easy for wheelchair to manuever - the trail and the greenway cover 7,800 acres in northern Illinois just south of the Wisconsin- Illinois border  - many parking areas with trail access.  As this trail covers such a huge area, I'm not listing directions to a specific parking area or trailhead.  Please click on link below for more info and map. http://www.lcfpd.org/preserves/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view&object_id=160