Forest preserve acquires disputed Barrington Hills farm for $14.5 million

A Cook County judge on Monday entered an order confirming the judicial sale of the nearly 400-acre Barrington Hills equestrian estate known as Horizon Farms to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, making it the district’s largest property acquisition in more than 45 years.

The forest preserve district is paying about $14.5 million for the property at 311 Algonquin Road, which had been in foreclosure since August.

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