Aiello Playlot Park (c/o Riis Park)
History
The Chicago City Council authorized the purchase of land for this small park in 1958. The city conveyed the property to the Chicago Park District the following year. Between 1973 and 1980, the park was designated Oak Park. After the sudden death of long-time 36th Ward Alderman John F. Aiello (--1980), former constituents suggested that a park should be named in his honor. Aiello was known for his active participation in little league baseball and football programs in the parks within his ward. In 1980, the year of his death, the park district recognized Aiello's interest in the parks by renaming Oak Park in his memory.