Munroe (Roy) Park

Munroe Park

Location:

2617 W. 105th St.
Chicago, IL 60655

Supervisor: Kevin McSweeney

Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6561

Hours

Park Hours

Weekday	Time slot	Comment
Sunday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm
Monday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm
Wednesday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm
Thursday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm
Friday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday:	6:00 am-9:00 pm

Fieldhouse Hours

Weekday	Time slot	Comment
Sunday	Closed
Monday	1:30 pm-5:30 pm
Tuesday	1:30 pm-5:30 pm
Wednesday	1:30 pm-5:30 pm
Thursday	1:30 pm-5:30 pm
Friday	1:30 pm-5:30 pm
Saturday	Closed

Description

Located in the Beverly neighborhood, Munroe Park totals 5.69 acres and features a multi-purpose room. Outside, the park offers a multi-purpose field, two baseball diamonds, two playgrounds, sand volleyball/T-ball courts, and a running track.

Park-goers can participate in seasonal sports. On the cultural side, the park offers adult and children’s theater. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and during the summer, youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp. Special camps are offered in the summer as well, and include Theater Camp and Arts and Crafts Camp.

In addition to programs, Munroe Park hosts fun special events throughout the year for the entire family, such as our four theater productions (held at Ridge Park) and holiday-themed events.

History

Munroe Park lies in a section of the south side Beverly community that was once part of the Village of Morgan Park. The area's 1914 annexation to Chicago brought new residents, and population continued to climb throughout the Great Depression and World War II years. In 1944, the Morgan Park Manor Improvement Association transferred property straddling the Baltimore & Ohio C.T. Railroad right-of-way to the City of Chicago. The Bureau of Parks and Recreation began improving the land west of the tracks in 1948, and within two years, the new park had playing fields, playground apparatus, and a small recreation building. Tennis courts were added east of the tracks in 1955. In 1957, the City transferred the park to the Chicago Park District pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the Park District substantially improved the park with a soft surface playground, a sand volleyball court, a soccer field, and a fitness course. To meet the changing needs of the community, the Chicago Park District converted the underutilized tennis courts into a junior artificial turf baseball field in 2010.

Initially known as Talman Playground for a nearby street, the property had been renamed Munroe Park by 1955. The derivation of the park's name is unknown.

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Name	Number	Type	Category	Ages	Dates	Fee
Arts & Crafts at Munroe	502190	Instruction	Decorative Arts	At least 6 but less than 9	From September 3, 2024 to December 3, 2024 Each Tuesday from 4:15pm to 5:15pm	$20.00
Children's Theater at Munroe	502660	Instruction	Theater	At least 9 but less than 15	From September 23, 2024 to December 13, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm	$48.00
Flag Football at Munroe	502796	Instruction	Football	At least 6 but less than 9	From September 3, 2024 to December 5, 2024 Each Tuesday,Thursday from 5:15pm to 6:15pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	$20.00
Play Production at Munroe	503774	Instruction	Theater	16 and up	From September 18, 2024 to November 6, 2024 Each Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 7pm to 10pm	Free
Set Design at Munroe	504001	Instruction	Theater	14 and up	From September 5, 2024 to December 5, 2024 Each Tuesday,Thursday from 7pm to 9pm Except the following dates: Thursday, Nov 28, 2024	Free

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Munroe Bilecki Soccer/Football Field

Munroe Baseball Field

Munroe Fieldhouse

Munroe Playground

Munroe Spray Pool

Munroe Track

Munroe Volleyball Court (Sand)

Munroe Pickleball Court

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2024 Fall: Zone 2: East of California

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