Sale to US Department of Veterans Affairs for the Expansion of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery is Complete
On September 30, 2025, the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s sale to the US Department of Veterans Affairs for the expansion of the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery was completed. The Forest Preserves will continue maintenance of the Cemetery through November, 2025, but as of December 1, all maintenance of the Cemetery will be the responsibility of the National Cemetery Administration, through the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
The expansion of the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery will enable the VA to install columbaria for the above-ground interment of cremated remains.
For questions regarding the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery, please visit Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery or call 815-423-9958.
US Department of Veteran's Affairs National Cemetery Administration
For additional information on the National Cemetery Administration's Columbarium and In-Ground Cremain Burials, visit its website here.
Sample Columbarium Layout. Now that the sale is complete, the NCA will begin planning to determine what the final site configuration may look like.
Sample Committal Shelter. The Committal Shelter provides a designated location within the cemetery to hold an interment service. Situated to allow for a quiet, dignified, and solemn interment service. Designed as an open, covered pavilion with limited seating and set in terrain with trees and vegetation.