Welcome to Gompers Park
Gompers Park Lagoon
Playground at Gompers Park
Samuel Gompers Statue
Gompers Park Lagoon with fishing pier
Our youth are loving the new digital scoreboard.
Ribbon cutting ceremony at Gompers! Thanks to Cubs Diamond Project we have a new digital scoreboard.
Location:

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630

Supervisor: Denise Raymond
Phone Numbers: Main (773) 685-3270

 

Hours

Park Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Monday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Tuesday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Thursday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Friday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Saturday: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
Fieldhouse Hours
Day Time slot Comment
Sunday Closed
Monday 10:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am-8:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

Located at the corner of Foster and Pulaski Avenues in the North Park community, Gompers Park covers 42.17 acres. The park straddles the Chicago River and features rehabilitated wetlands and a lagoon with pier access that lends itself to many environmental activities.

The park hosts a Uban Camp and Under Illinois Sky, Family Campout, River Rescue Clean-up, as well as stewardship and gardening opportunities.

In addition to an outdoor pool, Gompers Park has a playground, three junior baseball fields, one football field, one basketball courts, five tennis courts, a roller hockey-skating area, and a spray pool. Inside the fieldhouse are several activity rooms, a gymnasium, and an auditorium with a stage.

Gompers Park's preschool programs include ballet, arts& crafts, preschool activities, tiny tot tumbling, seasonal sports--as well as Tots Spot (for 12 to 36-month-olds).

Youth participate in sports such as basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, and soccer. Other popular activities include Kids Nite Out, tap, ballet, Park Kids after school program and gymnastics.

Teens enjoy basketball and gymnastics - as well as getting involved with the new park teen club.

Seniors can participate in conditioning and stretching classes.

History

Gompers Park was established by the Albany Park District, one of 22 independent park districts consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. In 1926, not long after the Albany Park District identified nearly 40 acres of wooded farmland along the North Branch of the Chicago River, landscape architect Henry J. Stockman prepared a plan to transform the property into parkland. Improvements began almost as soon as the initial land was acquired in 1927.  Albany Park District acquired more land for the park in 1928 and in 1931.  By 1932, in addition to wooded areas and a natural stream dammed to create lagoons, the property had basketball courts, archery ranges, football fields, and playgrounds. Clarence Hatzfeld, a Chicago architect and member of the Albany Park board, designed the park's Tudor Revival-style fieldhouse. In 1934, financial pressures created by the Great Depression prompted formation of the Chicago Park District and the park became part of the Chicago Park District’s portfolio. Using federal funding through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Park District soon began rehabilitating the southern portion of the park, constructing tennis courts, a footbridge over the river, a dam and spillway for the lower lagoon. After adding a wading pool in 1946, the Park District built a full-sized swimming pool 30 years later.  In 1950, the Chicago Park District acquired land to expand the park.  In 1979, the Chicago Park District gave some of the park land to the City of Chicago.  In the mid-1990s, with tremendous community support, the Park District began restoring the wetlands along the south bank of the river according to plans prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In its earliest days, Gompers Park was briefly known as Matson Park, for Samuel Matson, Superintendent of the Albany Park District. Albany Park District President Henry A. Schwartz, an official of the shoemakers' union, soon convinced the park board that it was inappropriate to name the park for a living person.

In 1929, the District named the site in honor of Samuel Gompers (1850-1924), long-time president of the American Federation of Labor. Elected president of his local cigar makers' union in 1875, Gompers progressed quickly through the ranks, becoming the AFL's first president in 1886. During his 40-year tenure, AFL membership grew from 150,000 to 2,900,000, and the average wage for skilled labor increased by 250%.

Advisory Council

Contact: Jennifer O'Grady,   President
Meeting Details:

PLEASE NOTE: Any questions regarding park programming please contact the park supervisor at (773) 685-3270

The next PAC meeting will be held 10/25 @ 7pm virtually. Please contact the Gompers Park Advisory Council for meeting information. 

 

 

Map & Facilities

Gompers Park | Water Spray Feature

4222 W. Foster Ave
chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Multi-Purpose Court

4222 W. Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Auditorium & Clubroom

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park - Pickleball Court

4222 W. Foster Ave
Chicago , IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Baseball Field

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Water Spray Feature

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Baseball / Softball Field

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Water Spray Feature - N side of fieldhouse

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Fieldhouse

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Fishing Area

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Gymnasium

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Gymnasium

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Pool

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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(773) 685-3305

Gompers Park | Picnic Groves

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Playground

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park Natural Area

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Roller Hockey Rink

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park |Tennis Courts

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Samuel Gompers Monument

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Natural Area
Gompers Park Natural Area

4222 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
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Gompers Park | Auditorium & Clubroom

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Gompers Park | Roller Hockey Rink

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Gompers Park | Baseball Field

4222 W. Foster Ave.
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Tennis Courts at Gompers Park
Gompers Park |Tennis Courts

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Gompers Park | Baseball / Softball Field

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Samuel Gompers Monument
Samuel Gompers Monument

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Gompers Park | Fieldhouse

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Gompers Park | Water Spray Feature
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Gompers Park | Fishing Area

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Gompers Park | Multi-Purpose Court
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Gompers Park | Gymnasium

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Pickleball Court at Gompers Park
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Gompers Park Pool
Gompers Pool

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Gompers Water Spray Feature - N side of fieldhouse

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Gompers Park | Picnic Groves

4222 W. Foster Ave.
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Gompers Park | Playground

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