Check out the new artwork that our kids helped create!
Check out the new artwork that our kids helped create, with the help of Paul Russell!
Tiny Tot Tennis!
Tiny Tot Tennis!
Raquetball court at Pottawattomie Park
Join us for a game or two!
Shady area at the PottawattomePark playground.
Enjoy a beautiful day at the playground!
Day Camper with Sign
Be the reason someone smiles today!
Soccer field at Pottawattomie Park
Soccer anyone?
Bitty Soccer Kids at Pottawattomie Park
Bitty Soccer
Park Kids!
Park Kids!
Ballroom Dance Group from Pottawattomie Park
Ballroom Dancing
Rainbow Wings
Our Supervisor Barbara with the rainbow wings on her back!
Fitness Center at Pottawattomie Park.
Have you joined the Fitness Center?
Pottawattomie Park Gymnasium
Pottawattomie Park Gymnasium
Nature Fun Class
Nature Fun!
 Basketball Court at Pottawattomie.
Outdoor Basketball Court
Storytelling!
Storytime!
Location:

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626

Supervisor: Barbara Dever
Phone Numbers: Main (773) 262-5835

 

Hours

Park Hours
Weekday 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
Weekday Time slot Comment
Sunday Closed
Monday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am-8:30 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am-8:30 pm
Thursday 10:00 am-8:30 pm
Friday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Description

Pottawattomie Park, located in the Rogers Park community, offers the following activities: baseball, basketball, bridge club, dance, floor hockey, soccer, step aerobics, track & field, tumbling, teen club, volleyball, holiday parties and special events for Chicago Public School non-attendance days. The Park Kids after-school program gives would-be latch-key kids a supervised place to learn new sports and music, do arts & crafts, have a quiet area for homework, and gain socialization skills.

Located on 9.40 acres, the park is comprised of three baseball fields, a combination football-soccer field, four basketball standards, turf soccer field, two playgrounds including a spray pool and a dog park/run. The air-conditioned fieldhouse contains a fitness center, racquetball court, gymnasium, kitchen, and four club rooms.

Pottawattomie Park is home to the Abbott Fund Wellness Program - providing the community with multifaceted, year-round nutrition and fitness programming.Fitness classes, fitness arcading and interactive fitness equipment are designed to help children and adults have fun while they get fit. Pottawattomie Park is also a C.A.P.S. monthly meeting site where neighbors can discuss 24th Police District issues.

The new "dog friendly area" is nestled in the northeast corner of the park along the Metra tracks and behind the townhomes at 7403-27 N. Wolcott.   

History

Pottawattomie Park was one of four parks created by the Ridge Avenue Park District, established in 1896. The Ridge Avenue Park District's early parks were Morse and Indian Boundary.  In 1931, the park district purchased property for two additional parks, Chippewa and Pottawattomie.  Pottawattomie Park was the idea of the Birchwood Improvement Association, which lobbied for the establishment of a community center east of Ridge Avenue and north of Rogers Avenue.  Pottawattomie Park became part of the Chicago Park District’s portfolio in 1934 when the 22 park districts were consolidated.  The Chicago Park District continued to acquire land and vacated streets and alleys from 1949 to 1956 to expand the park.

The park's name honors the Pottawattomie (Potawatomi) Indians, one of nine tribal groups living around the Great Lakes after 1600.  The Pottawattomies lived on the eastern edge of Lake Michigan until about 1760, when they moved westward into the Chicago region. Although many Pottawattomies intermarried with French, British, and American traders, the tribe was nevertheless forced from the area after the Blackhawk War of 1832.  A large Works Progress Administration painting in the park fieldhouse depicts a meeting between Native Americans and whites. 

Advisory Council

Contact: Peter Normand,   President
Meeting Details:

3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:15 p.m.

Parking/Directions

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

Map & Facilities

Pottawattomie Basketball

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Clubrooms

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Baseball Field

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Dog Friendly Area

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Fieldhouse

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Fitness Center

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Football/Soccer

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Gymnasium

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Playground

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Racquetball Courts

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Water Spray Feature

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Community Garden

7340 N Rogers Ave
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Park - Pickleball

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Pottawattomie Spray Pool
Pottawattomie Water Spray Feature

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
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OUtdoor basketball court at Pottawattomie Park
Pottawattomie Basketball

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Pottawattomie Community Garden

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Pottawattomie Clubrooms

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Pottawattomie Park - Pickleball

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Baseball fields at Pottawattomie Park
Pottawattomie Baseball Field

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Dog Park at Pottawattomie Park
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Pottawattomie Fieldhouse

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Pottawattomie Fitness Center
Pottawattomie Fitness Center

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Pottawattomie Football/Soccer
Pottawattomie Football/Soccer

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
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Gym at Pottawattomie Park
Pottawattomie Gymnasium

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Pottawattomie Playground
Pottawattomie Playground

7340 N. Rogers Ave.
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Raquetball Court at Pottawattomie Park
Pottawattomie Racquetball Courts

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