2016-10-28T10:00:40-05:00 2015-12-31 381357951 Plante & Moran PLLC 10 S Riverside Chicago IL 60606 990 2015-01-01 362225482 Chicago Horticultural Society CHIC 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 Thomas J Nissly Ex VP, Finance and Admin 2016-10-28 true Lu Ann Trapp P01506476 3122071040 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Chicago Botanic Garden Jean M Franczyk 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 61026596 false X www.chicagobotanic.org X 1890 IL The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. The Chicago Horticultural Society operates the Chicago Botanic Garden on land owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 67 67 758 2029 547691 0 50029981 32506178 11274253 12823557 4816428 4355835 64457 54680 66185119 49740250 0 0 21840734 23597800 0 3244212 19889740 22304174 41730474 45901974 24454645 3838276 237726000 241209469 59270167 60861170 178455833 180348299 X The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. false false 18611787 0 0 HORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS - THE GARDEN COMPRISES 385 ACRES, INCLUDING 81 ACRES OF LAKES AND WATERWAYS, A 15 ACRE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE, AND 100 ACRES OF NATIVE WOODLANDS. THERE ARE 27 DISPLAY GARDENS REPRESENTING UNIQUE DESIGNS, SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WALLED GARDEN, THE JAPANESE GARDEN, AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ISLAND. IN 2015, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,561,564 PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 22,166 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 10,080. A TOTAL OF 234 FAMILIES ARE REPRESENTED. THE PLANT COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARDEN OVERSEES THE ACQUISITION OF PLANTS AND SEEDS FROM NURSERIES, ARBORETA, BOTANIC GARDENS, PLANT BREEDING PROGRAMS AND COLLECTING EXPEDITIONS TO MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 7355731 0 0 PLANT CONSERVATION - THE GARDEN IS RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL PLANT CONSERVATION AND A LEADER IN ORNAMENTAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT. ITS PLANT BREEDING, EVALUATION, AND INTRODUCTION EFFORTS ARE CREATING NEW AND IMPROVED PLANTS FOR MIDWEST GARDENS, AND ITS DIVISION OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION IS WORKING ON THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME, INCLUDING INVASIVENESS, LOSS OF PLANT SPECIES BIODIVERSITY, AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. 6641834 0 1693273 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL OF THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE GARDEN SEEKS TO BECOME THE NATION'S PREEMINENT TEACHING GARDEN, WITH PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING CAMP CBG (FOR AGES 2-12), AND SCIENCE FIRST, WINDY CITY HARVEST YOUTH FARM, AND COLLEGE FIRST (FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS). COLLEGE STUDENTS AND POST-GRADUATES PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS INTERN PROGRAMS, SOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES. FINALLY, HUNDREDS OF CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND ELEVEN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 100,000 ARE REACHED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. 3268092 0 2379197 VISITOR SERVICES: 1,048,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2015, FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THE GARDEN FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS. THE GARDEN ALSO HOSTS DOZENS OF FLOWER SHOWS AND SALES, AND IS THE SITE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND WEEKEND FAMILY CLASSES. 1149088 0 0 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 496612 0 511951 FACILITY RENTALS UBIT 0 0 6460121 GOVERNMENT GRANTS 0 0 1779015 VISITOR PARKING REVENUE 4913792 11130284 37523144 true true false true false false false true false true true true false false true true false true false false true false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 265 0 true 758 true true true false false false false true true false false false false X 67 67 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL X X Thomas J Nissly 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 John L Howard Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Timothy A Dugan Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Nicole S Williams Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Catherine M Waddell Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Susan A Willetts Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Thomas E Lanctot Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Robert F Finke Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Peter M Ellis Secretary 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Pam F Szokol Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Richard L Thomas Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robert D Hevey Jr Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Collette Taylor Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Courtney Berlin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Brady Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Neville F Bryan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John H Buehler Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J Busch Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Susan Keller Canmann Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 David R Casper Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robin T Colburn Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John C Connery II Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Peter R Crane Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John V Crowe Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jill M Delaney Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 James W DeYoung Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anthony L Farino Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Peter B Foreman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Fradkin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas C Freyman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dorothy H Gardner Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steven J Gavin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Nancy Gidwitz Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ellis M Goodman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John K Greene Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Charles V Greener Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Joseph P Gromacki Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William J Hagenah Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Caryn L Harris Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas B Hunter III Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane Irwin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory K Jones Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Todd Kaplan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer M Kasten Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Angela Korompilas Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 M James Leider Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Laura M Linger Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel I H Linzer Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Alec Litowitz Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Loucks Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Josephine P Louis Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Molly C McKenna Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J McMurray Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William E Moeller Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Homi B Patel Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 George A Peinado Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Janet Meakin Poor Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Pramaggiore Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Bob Probst Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Susan L Regenstein Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John Rugel Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ryan S Ruskin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robert E Shaw Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Tom Skilling Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Greg Smith Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Maria Smithburg Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Harrison I Steans Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Sophia Shaw President and Chief Executive Officer 40.0 X 486931 0 33307 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 40.0 X 233641 0 22789 James F Boudreau VP, Marketing and Development 40.0 X 196020 0 17569 Kris S Jarantoski Executive Vice President and Director 40.0 X 240444 0 22789 Harriet Resnick VP, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 40.0 X 150519 0 15645 Virginia Hotaling Vice-President, Government Affairs 40.0 X 104224 0 11389 Gregory Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 40.0 X 171208 0 16268 Jennifer Schwarz Ballard Vice President, Education and Community Programs 40.0 X 122316 0 11816 Aida Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 40.0 X 178796 0 16672 Kayri Havens Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation 40.0 X 122002 0 11878 Patrick S Herendeen Senior Director of Academic Partnerships 40.0 X 115899 0 11766 Stephen M Ball Associate Vice President, Development 40.0 X 120618 0 11816 Patricia M Shanahan Associate Vice President, Development 40.0 X 113108 0 11548 2355726 0 215252 13 false true true Turner Construction Co 55 E Monroe St Ste 1430 Chicago IL 60603 PROJECT MGMT 1121005 Booth Hansen LTD 333 S Des Plaines CHICAGO IL 60661 Architecture 902977 Berger Excavating 1205 N Garland Rd Wauconda IL 60084 Excavating Contractor 507754 Prescient Solutions 1515 E Woodfield R 880 Schaumburg IL 60173 Technology Services 482745 Elliot Construction Corp 21 W 171 Hill Ave Glen Ellyn IL 60137 Concrete Contractor 395430 26 4338683 902728 0 9539598 17725169 10522056 32506178 Government Grants 900099 6460121 6460121 Education Programs 900099 1693273 1693273 Facilities Rentals 531390 511951 511951 Visitor Parking Fees 900099 1779015 1779015 Visitor Services 900099 2379197 2379197 0 0 0 0 12823557 2804699 2804699 0 0 12039000 10487864 1551136 0 1551136 35740 1515396 562388 902728 798482 -236094 -236094 Other Income 900099 290774 290774 0 0 0 0 290774 49740250 10823365 547691 5863016 1884099 782497 899368 202234 17431850 15239207 767514 1425129 288989 239704 24938 24347 2618922 2172277 226002 220643 1373940 1139621 118565 115754 1122142 458944 427201 235997 122528 122528 81500 81500 76889 76889 2874351 2273991 477702 122658 389927 365185 24742 3785796 3046484 402262 337050 74029 2095 71934 1148268 688966 229651 229651 538475 472930 20909 44636 153478 139387 155 13936 1758312 1318734 439578 8129241 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AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME, COLUMN A - 319451.0, COLUMN B - 356138.0, COLUMN C - 288389.0, COLUMN D - 343064.0, COLUMN E - 290774.0, COLUMN F - 1597816.0; DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 105386 false true 76889 182275 false Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 Description of the activities reported on Lines 1A through 1I The Chicago Horticultural Society and its hired lobbyists contacted members and staff of the U.S. Congress, Federal Agencies, the Illinois General Assembly, Officials within the Illinois Governor's Office, the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Forest Preserve District of Cook County, and the City of Chicago in connection with annual operating and capital appropriation matters. 4348520 X X X X false 89438000 1822000 337000 3238000 88359000 82774000 5090000 4656000 0 3082000 0 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Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 74 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, PRIMARILY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AS WELL AS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS. IT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON EXISTENCES OR ABSENCES OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE SOCIETY'S APPLICATION OF GAAPUSA REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE SOCIETY HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS EXEMPT STATUS. THE SOCIETY WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAXES FOR PERIODS BEFORE 2012. East Asia and the Pacific 0 Program Services Red list workshop 1024 Russia and Neighboring States 0 Program Services Red list workshop 121 Central America and the Caribbean 0 Investments 6733004 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 Investments 7877 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 Program Services Rusts & Smuts Fungi Meeting 674 South America 0 Program Services Red list workshop 2073 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 Program Services Red list workshop 1642 North America (Canada & Mexico only) 0 Program Services Red list workshop 2773 0 0 0 0 0 0 6749188 0 6749188 false false true false false false HARVEST BALL 377743 161942 215801 200755 SUMMER BENEFIT 357199 296199 61000 236474 3 730174 444587 285587 361253 1465116 902728 562388 798482 798482 -236094 X X X X X false true false false false false false false false Sophia Shaw President and Chief Executive Officer 446459 0 0 0 40472 0 24625 0 8682 0 520238 0 30000 0 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 223154 0 0 0 10487 0 14107 0 8682 0 256430 0 10609 0 James F Boudreau VP, Marketing and Development 196020 0 0 0 0 0 8887 0 8682 0 213589 0 0 0 Kris S Jarantoski Executive Vice President and Director 230420 0 0 0 10024 0 14107 0 8682 0 263233 0 10192 0 Harriet Resnick VP, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 150519 0 0 0 0 0 6963 0 8682 0 166164 0 0 0 Gregory Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 171208 0 0 0 0 0 7586 0 8682 0 187476 0 0 0 Aida Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 178796 0 0 0 0 0 7990 0 8682 0 195468 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND TWO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (f). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $0. DISTRIBUTIONS OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED/ACCRUED IN A PRIOR YEAR ARE INCLUDED IN PART II. THE PRESIDENT/CEO, VICE PRESIDENTS, and certain other management positions PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (b). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $47,406 and are included in Part II. A Illinois Finance Authority 861091967 45200FLX5 2008-07-31 30176131 Finance Construction Costs false false false A 0 0 30176131 0 0 0 505224 0 0 29670907 0 0 false false true true A false false false false 0.0 false false true A false true true false false false true A true Schedule K, Part V Different Procedures to Undertake Corrective Action Issuer name: Illinois Finance Authority Part IV, Line 2B: Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority - The Society met the two-year exception for construction issues. X 95 10479099 Market value X DONATED BEVERAGES 2 42957 Market value false true false Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded: NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other: NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 3,268,092 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 2,379,197) VISITOR SERVICES: 1,048,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2015, FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THE GARDEN FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS. THE GARDEN ALSO HOSTS DOZENS OF FLOWER SHOWS AND SALES, AND IS THE SITE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND WEEKEND FAMILY CLASSES. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 1,149,088 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 496,612 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 511,951) FACILITY RENTALS UBIT Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 6,460,121) GOVERNMENT GRANTS Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 1,779,015) VISITOR PARKING REVENUE Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management duties THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH SODEXO, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOOD SERVICES AND EVENT NETWORK TO MANAGE AND OPERATE RETAIL SERVICES. THESE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS REPRESENT A MINOR SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WAS REQUESTED TO REVIEW FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, AND ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER EDITS, AND PROVIDE APPROVAL. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THAT THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS, THE SAME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S PERFORMANCE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT AND SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL REPORTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS - 411019; NET INCOME FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATED (FEIN: 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 - 54877; CHICAGOLAND GROWS 1000 LAKE COOK ROAD GLENCOE IL 60022 363621163 PLANT INTRODUCTION IL 501(c)(3 Type III-FI NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false