Northbrook Unearths Ilegal Geocache in Sewer
Village officials cite safety and legal concerns over a geocache that was hidden in Northbrook's sewage system. Seekers were walking at least a quarter of a mile through the storm sewer to get to the cache.
Village Manager Rich Nahrstadt called it an "evolving problem in Northbrook." He was referring to a geocache discovered by Village officials in a storm sewer. Geocaching is an international treasure hunting game during which map coordinates of hidden items are shared on Geocaching websites. Players use a GPS device to seek these items for collection or just log their findings. At Tuesday's Village Board meeting, Kelly Hamill, director of public works and engineering, revealed the geocache his department found after receiving an email from someone asking permission to enter the sewer in search of the small treasure. The cache, which Kelly displayed to the board, contained a gold medal and a whistle, according to the Northbrook Star. "All …
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