1/23/26 Weather-Related Alert: All outdoor ice rinks are closed. | The lakefront trail is closed from North Ave. to Ohio St., as are the underpasses at North Ave., Division St., Oak St., and Chicago Ave.. |The Jan. 23 Special Board of Commissioners meeting has been cancelled. | See information on Park District warming center sites here.
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The City of Chicago's motto is "Urbs in Horto", which means city in a garden. Our city is home to a vast number of beautiful gardens, and many of those are located in Chicago's parks. Since the development of Chicago’s earliest parks, gardens have been an integral part of the Chicago Park District and are a top tourist attraction.
Chicago Park District gardens are planted for the summer by June 15th, and most hold their color well into October. Earlier in the year, look for spring plantings at a few parks, including Grant Park. These gardens are at their peak mid-April to mid-May. With close to 25-acres of gardens currently enhancing Chicago’s parks, visitors will get a colorful display of flowers throughout the spring, summer and early fall seasons.
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