Block Club Chicago: Norwood Park’s New Blackhawks-Funded Hockey Rink Will Let Players Skate Year-Round
The rink's construction was paid for by the Chicago Blackhawks and NHL in order to increase the accessibility of the sport to children in C
Chicago Tribune: 30 years after Chicago police Officer Irma Ruiz was killed in a school shooting, her partner, husband and children have done everything but get over her
The former Moses Montefiore School sits at 13th Street and Ashland Avenue on the Near West Side.
Patch: Gill Park Playlot Opens In Lake View
The new play area includes four slides, six swings, a play house and many other features.
Chicago Tribune: Park District move to Southwest Side is 'what we’ve been fighting for,' Brighton Park community leader says
The Chicago Park District is moving its headquarters from Streeterville to the Southwest Side as part of a $50 million project that include
Block Club Chicago: Park District Headquarters’ Move To Brighton Park Means New Fields, A Spray Pool And More
The Chicago Park District is looking to move from Streeterville to 4800 South Western Ave.
Block Club Chicago: The End of Chicago’s Only ‘Waterfall’ Marks A New Beginning For Life On The River
Don't go chasing waterfalls — Chicago doesn't have one anymore. The 100-year-old four-foot dam is being torn down.
Vacation Idea Magazine: Best Things to Do in Chicago, Illinois: Grant Park
Grant Park is Chicago’s front yard with 319 acres where some of Chicago’s most beloved landmarks are located such as Millennium Park, Shedd
Curbed Chicago: Which Chicago park should get a $20,000 grant?
Vote on three projects for NRPA’s Meet Me at the Park campaign
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ABC 7 Chicago: Meet Me at the Park
The Chicago park project that receives the most nominations will receive a $20,000 grant for improvements.
Curbed Chicago: Work to begin on Bronzeville’s shimmering Williams Park fieldhouse
A new Chicago Park District fieldhouse is ready to break ground in Bronzeville’s Williams Park.
CBS 2 News: Garfield Park Conservatory Provides Escape from Cold
The Garfield Park Conservatory uses a decades old system to create the ideal environment for their greenhouses.
Chicago Tribune: Billionaire Ken Griffin, Chicago Fire lead effort to build 50 new mini soccer fields
Ken Griffin, along with the Chicago Fire, the U.S.
Chicago Sun-Times: Part of lakefront trail re-opens with separate bike/pedestrian lanes
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday officially re-opened a section of lakefront path between North and Fullerton avenues that had been closed since May as
ABC 7 Chicago: Ground broken for new athletic facilities for Simeon HS in West Chatham Park
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and students from Simeon High School were on hand as ground was broken on new athletic facilities in West Chatham Park Monday mo
DNAinfo Chicago: Move Over 606, City Officials Break Ground On 312 RiverRun Trail
On Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the 312 RiverRun: three parks, connected by a single path that stretches for nearly 2 miles on the Chica
South Lakefront Framework Plan:Envisioning Jackson Park and South Shore Cultural Center
Community meeting June 21 & 24, 2017
DNAinfo Chicago: 'Adult Playground' Makes Chicago Debut In Burnham Park
Thanks to a generous donation by The Coca-Cola Company, residents of Chicago can now visit Burnham Park and enjoy a new fitness station tha
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District and Alderman Mitchell Celebrate 225th Chicago Plays! Playground at Rainbow Beach Park
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael P.
ABC 7 Chicago: Kerry Wood Cubs Field Opens
Former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood is giving back to the community he used to call home.
DNAinfo Chicago: Kerry Wood Cubs Field Opens, CPS Ball Players Now Have 'Field of Dreams'
It's been more than 20 years since former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood played high school baseball but he can still remember the first time he stepped o
CBS Sports: LOOK: Kerry Wood, Cubs open state-of-the-art youth ballfield in Chicago
It's located about a mile west of Wrigley Field, and in part it will host public high school games in the city of Chicago.
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Expansion of Free Wi-Fi at Chicago Beaches
Beaches at 31st Street, 57th Street now offer free Wi-Fi; Seven beaches along Lake Michigan now offer free wireless service to beachgoers
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Join Summer Day Campers to Cut Ribbon on New Track And Field at Lindblom Park, Release Conceptual Renderings
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael P.
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Celebrate New Playgrounds in Avalon as Part of Chicago Plays! Playground Renovation Program
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael P.
DNAinfo Chicago: Park Renamed for Hadiya Pendleton
Park renamed for Hadiya Pendleton formerly known as Buckthorn Park
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