The O'Hare Airport infestation was found on November 28, 2000. The infestation is adjacent to an incinerator and likely started from infected tree debris brought to the site before the Ravenswood infestation was detected. During December 2000, infested trees (23) were removed; also surrounding host trees (220) were removed as a precautionary measure. Quarantine was established in September 2001 and is about 9 square miles. The quarantine was lifted on April 21, 2005.
Quarantine Boundary
The area in DuPage and Cook Counties bounded on the west from the intersection of Supreme Drive and Thomas Drive in the Village of Bensenville, south on Thomas Drive to its end, then on a line southwest to Church Road, continuing south on Church Road to Jefferson Street; bounded on the south from the intersection of Jefferson Street and Church Road, east on Church Road to the Cook and DuPage County Line, continuing east on a line through the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Yards to the intersection of Waveland Avenue and Centrella Street in the Village of Franklin Park, continuing east on Waveland Avenue to Mannheim Road in the Village of Franklin Park; on the east from the intersection of Waveland Avenue and Mannheim Road in the Village of Franklin Park, north on Mannheim Road to Interstate 190, west along Interstate 190 to Bessie Coleman Drive, continuing north on Bessie Coleman Drive to a point in line with Runway 27Right of O'Hare International Airport; on the north from a point on Bessie Coleman Drive in line with Runway 27Right, west following Runway 27Right on the grounds of O'Hare International Airport to its end, continuing west on a line parallel with the runway past the Cook and DuPage County line until the line intersects York Road, north on York Road to Supreme Drive, west on Supreme Drive to Thomas Drive in the Village of Bensenville. |
