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Traveling the Outerbelt – a 210-mile journey by foot around the Chicago area

Flossmoor resident Jay Readey recently hiked the perimeter of the Chicago area on the Outerbelt, which mostly follows forest preserve trails around the region. Readey, a community development attorney, is a founder of the Outerbelt Alliance. He spoke with the H-F Chronicle about his two-week trip.

  Jay Readey of Flossmoor, left, takes a selfie with
  fellow hikers who made a trek this summer around
  the Outerbelt, a network of parks and preserves
  surrounding the…
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