Welcome to LeClaire-Hearst Park!
Welcome to LeClaire-Hearst Park!
The new Chicago Plays! playground
The new Chicago Plays! playground.
Gymnastics at LeClaire-Hearst
Gymnastics at LeClaire-Hearst.
Inner City Hoops fun at LeClaire-Hearst!
Inner City Hoops fun at LeClaire-Hearst!
Playground fun at LeClaire-Hearst!
Playground fun at LeClaire-Hearst!
Baseball at LeClaire-Hearst
Baseball at LeClaire-Hearst.
Location:

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638

Supervisor: Jonathan Cooper
Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6438

 

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 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am-10:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am-4:00 pm

Description

Located in the Garfield Ridge community, LeClaire-Hearst Park totals 12.53 acres and features a fieldhouse with a gymnasium, a kitchen and meeting rooms. Outside, the park offers basketball courts, baseball fields, an athletic field for football or soccer, a playground, tennis courts and a  community garden. The playground at LeClaire-Hearst Park was renovated in Fall 2015 as part of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays! Program. 

Many of these spaces are available for rental. Park-goers can play seasonal sports or participate in recreation programs at the facility. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp. LeClaire-Hearst Park also offers an early childhood program through a partnership with the Hull House.

In addition to programs, LeClaire-Hearst Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the whole family, such as holiday celebrations, Black History month activities and other Night Out in the Parks events.

History

The Chicago Park District planned and developed LeClaire-Hearst Park in conjunction with the Chicago Housing Authority's construction of the nearby LeClaire Courts public housing project. The Park District acquired land for the park from the C.H.A. in 1968 and expanded the park with land acquired from the Board of Education in 1991.  In 1970 and in 1995, streets were vacated in order to expand the park property.

In 1974, the park was officially designated LeClaire Courts - Hearst Community Park for the neighboring communities. LeClaire Courts, which opened in 1950, was Chicago's first attempt at integrated, low-rise public housing. The complex takes its name from Antoine Le Claire, a fur trader and government interpreter who came to Chicago with John Kinzie (1763-1828) in 1809. LeClaire Street, which terminates at the south edge of the park, also bears his name.  Hearst is the single-family residential community south of 45th Street. Its name derives from that of philanthropist Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-191), mother of newspaper publisher and businessman William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951).

Advisory Council

Contact: Beverly Presswood,   President

Parking/Directions

For directions using public transportation visit www.transitchicago.com.

 

Map & Facilities

LeClaire-Hearst Baseball Fields

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Football/Soccer Field

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Gymnasium

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Club Rooms

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Basketball Courts - Outdoor

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Path & Trails

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Playground

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Tennis Courts

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

LeClaire-Hearst Community Center

5120 West 44th Street
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

:
(312) 747-6438
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LeClaire-Hearst Baseball Fields

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Football/Soccer Field

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Gymnasium

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Club Rooms

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Basketball Courts - Outdoor

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Path & Trails

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Community Playground
LeClaire-Hearst Playground

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Tennis Courts

5120 W. 44th St.
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

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LeClaire-Hearst Community Center

5120 West 44th Street
Chicago, IL 60638
United States

:
(312) 747-6438
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