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Areas of Rock Run Preserve in Joliet to be closed for prescribed burn on Thursday

February 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm CST

This Rock Run Preserve access area on Essington Road in Joliet and a section of trail near the access area will both be closed for several months as work takes place to repave and realign the trail. The closure is scheduled to begin Wednesday, March 26, 2025. — Rock Run Preserve – Paul V. Nichols Access in Joliet will be closed Thursday, Feb. 26, for a prescribed burn by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The preserve’s Black Road access and a section of the trail between the two areas also will be closed. (Photo provided by Forest Preserve District of Will County)

The Rock Run Greenway Trail from Black Road to Essington Avenue in Joliet will be closed on Thursday due to a prescribed burn being conducted by the Forest Preserve District of Will County.

During the burn, two access areas for Rock Run Preserve — Black Road Access and Paul V. Nichols Access on Essington Road — will be closed for the duration of the burn, the forest preserve district said.

The gates will reopen after the burn or the next morning, depending on the timing of the fire work, the forest district said.

Weather and other factors could affect this timeline. Updates will be posted to the Closure Alerts page on the Forest Preserve District’s website, ReconnectWithNature.org, as necessary.