Lake County is seeing a burst of inclusive playgrounds this summer, with last week’s ribbon cutting for Mundelein’s new inclusive space at Kracklauer Park and this weekend’s grand opening event for Hero Park in Round Lake Park.

The playgrounds feature various accessibility improvements from typical playgrounds, including ramps and pour in place surfacing that are friendlier for those in wheelchairs or with limited mobility.

In Mundelein, Kracklauer Park’s new inclusive space cost about $1.37 million to construct, primarily funded by a $1.15 million Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant according to Ron Salski, executive director of the Mundelein Park and Recreation District. The Village of Mundelein and area businesses also made donations.

He said that two community families wh

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