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Licensed Illinois land surveyors delivering sealed plats of survey for closings, fences, permits and boundary questions across River Forest and Cook County.
Licensed Illinois land surveyors · Sealed plats for closings, permits & boundary disputes
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River Forest is a west-suburban village of roughly 11,800 residents, coextensive with River Forest Township and bordering the Des Plaines River. Its historic homes and larger lots make a plat of survey a common step for renovation, sales, and boundary questions.
A plat of survey is a drawing, signed and sealed by a licensed Illinois land surveyor, that locates the corners and boundary lines of your lot and depicts the buildings, driveways, fences and recorded easements on the property. It is the document lenders, title companies and municipal permit desks rely on.
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River Forest, home to about 11,800 residents within its own River Forest Township, sits just west of Oak Park along the Des Plaines River. Its plats of survey and deeds are recorded at the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division, which took over the Recorder of Deeds functions in December 2020. The village’s older, often generous lots carry mature landscaping, historic homes, and easements that predate current features, so surveys frequently clarify lines and encroachments before additions or rebuilds. Because the Des Plaines River runs along the village, riverside parcels should be reviewed against FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas in the MWRD-managed watershed, which can matter for building plans and flood insurance.
Official resources for River Forest property owners
Parcels near the river can fall within FEMA flood-hazard areas, and a survey paired with that mapping clarifies flood exposure for building and insurance.
Historic homes and mature landscaping can hide encroachments and older easements, which a current plat of survey documents clearly.
It is recorded with the Cook County Clerk’s Recordings Division in Chicago.
Beyond a plat of survey, Pi Surveying provides the full range of land surveying services for River Forest property owners and builders:
We also prepare sealed plats of survey across nearby Cook County communities:
Get started on your next project with Pi Surveying’s expert land surveying services. Contact us today to schedule your survey and get accurate and reliable results.
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Pi Surveying, located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is a professional land surveying design firm that provides land surveys for both the private and commercial sector.