PRAIRIE CROSSING

Prairie Crossing is a nationally recognized conservation community in Grayslake, Illinois. The community was designed to combine responsible development, the preservation of open land and easy commuting by rail and is considered a national example of how to design our communities to support a better way of life. Prairie Crossing offers a wide variety of housing choices, all designed in the Midwestern Vernacular style of architecture and incorporating energy-efficient design characteristics. The land that is Prairie Crossing was purchased in 1987 by a group of neighbors who wanted to preserve open space and agricultural land. They formed a company with the goal of developing this beautiful 677 acres responsibly, with a total of only 359 single-family homes and 36 condominiums as opposed to 2,400 homes that were planned by another developer. George and Victoria Ranney, a husband and wife team, have guided the development of Prairie Crossing since its inception... Prairie Crossing is a..