Brush Fire Extinguished In Tinley Park: Reports

TINLEY PARK, IL — Fire crews battled a brush fire that broke out among high winds and elevated fire risk Sunday afternoon at Bobolink Meadow Land and Water Reserve, according to reports.

Forest Preserves of Cook County staff worked with Tinley Park firefighters to battle the blaze near Central Avenue and Flossmoor Road, WGN reported.

The National Weather Service said strong winds, dry conditions and temperatures in the 70s created an elevated risk for brush and wildfires.

The fire was extinguished by 5:30 p.m., the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Bobolink Meadow is a 918-acre natural area next to Bartel Grassland Land & Water Reserve. It's home to "347 different native plant species and 142 different native and migrating bird species, as well as critical breeding habitat for a variety of grassland birds," according to the forest preserve.