State, local leaders celebrate new trail in Englewood neighborhood

CHICAGO - The Englewood community is enjoying the great outdoors even more thanks to a new trail in the neighborhood built with the cooperation of city and federal leaders.

Officials gathered Friday to celebrate the new Englewood Nature Trail at Hermitage Park.

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The trail was made possible with $6 million from the city and $20 million from the federal ‘Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity,' or RAISE, funds.

RAISE is a federal grant program earmarked for projects just like this.

At the trail's opening, Sen. Dick Durbin was joined by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush and other dignitaries.