Union Park | Chicago Park District

Description

Located in the Near West Community Area, Union Park totals 13.46 acres and features a fieldhouse and separate building that houses the gymnasium, fitness center and locker rooms. The field house holds a theater room with a stage and meeting rooms. Outside, the park offers tennis courts, baseball fields, a swimming pool, a playground, an athletic field for football or soccer, and basketball courts.

Many of these spaces are available for rental. Park-goers can play seasonal sports at the facility, and the park also offers a community partnership with “Girls in the Game," a mentoring program for girls ages 9-14 years. Afterschool programs are offered throughout the school year, and in the summer youth attend the Park District’s popular six-week day camp.

In addition to programs, Union Park hosts fun special events throughout the year, including Night Out in the Parks concerts, movie screenings, the Pitchfork Music Festival and other festival events.

History

The city created Union Park in 1853, after residents convinced developers to sell 13 acres of their subdivision at a reduced price. Named in honor of the Federal Union, it was one of the city's most fashionable places.

In 1885, the city transferred Union Park to the West Park Commission, which made the park its headquarters. Three years later, Jens Jensen, then working as gardener, planted an experimental wildflower garden called the American Garden, marking the beginnings of his venerable naturalistic style.

In the 1910s, African-Americans began moving into the neighborhood. While many other parks were inaccessible to black residents, Union Park became racially integrated.

Between the 1920s and the 1950s, the park became well-known for cultural and social events, and a number of notable musicians performed there. Among them were the noted pioneer of gospel music Thomas A. Dorsey; trumpeter Sunny Cohn; and jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis.

Union Playground

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Picnic Grove

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Park Pool

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

(312) 746-5466

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Union Park Harvest Garden

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Gymnasium

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Fitness Center

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Clubrooms

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Basketball Courts - Outdoor

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Gymnasium - Stage

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60606

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Connolly (James) Monument

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Carter Harrison Memorial

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Union Fieldhouse

1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

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Name	Number	Type	Category	Ages	Gender	Dates	Fee
Park Kids - Spring at Union	219306	Instruction	After School	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 2, 2018 to Jun 15, 2018 Each Mon 3pm to 6pm Each Tue 3pm to 6pm Each Wed 3pm to 6pm Each Thu 3pm to 6pm Each Fri 3pm to 6pm	$218.00 (Resident) $436.00 (Non-resident)
Arts & Crafts at Union	217484	Instruction	Decorative Arts	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 2, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Mon Noon to 12:45pm Each Fri Noon to 12:45pm	$57.00 (Resident) $114.00 (Non-resident)
Badminton at Union	217501	Instruction	Badminton	18 and up	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 9, 2018 Each Tue 6pm to 9pm Each Sat Noon to 3:30pm	$114.00 (Resident) $228.00 (Non-resident)
Basketball at Union	217782	Instruction	Basketball	At least 13 but less than 17	Coed	Apr 6, 2018 to Jun 9, 2018 Each Fri 6pm to 8pm Each Sat 3:30pm to 5pm	Free(Standard charge)
Basketball at Union	217783	Instruction	Basketball	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 7, 2018 to Jun 9, 2018 Each Sat 10am to 11:30am	$36.00 (Resident) $72.00 (Non-resident)
Boys Mentoring Program at Union	217984	Instruction	Educational/Self-Help	At least 13 but less than 18	Male	Apr 7, 2018 to Jun 9, 2018 Each Sat 2pm to 3pm	Free(Standard charge)
Chess at Union	218088	Open	Fun & Games	At least 6 but less than 14	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 5, 2018 Each Tue 6:30pm to 7:30pm	Free(Standard charge)
Conditioning at Union	218135	Instruction	Fitness	At least 13 but less than 17	Coed	Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Wed 7pm to 8pm Each Thu 7pm to 8pm	Free(Standard charge)
Dream Girls Mentoring Program at Union	218314	Instruction	Educational/Self-Help	At least 8 but less than 14	Female	Apr 6, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Fri 5pm to 6pm	Free(Standard charge)
Fun and Games at Union	218490	Instruction	Fun & Games	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 5, 2018 Each Tue 12:45pm to 1:45pm	$30.00 (Resident) $60.00 (Non-resident)
Fun With Food at Union	218508	Instruction	Educational/Self-Help	At least 8 but less than 14	Coed	Apr 13, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Fri 4pm to 5pm	Free(Standard charge)
Game Room at Union	218527	Open	Fun & Games	At least 13 but less than 17	Coed	Apr 2, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Mon 3pm to 4pm Each Tue 3pm to 4pm Each Wed 3pm to 4pm Each Thu 3pm to 4pm Each Fri 3pm to 4pm	Free(Standard charge)
Golf at Union	218540	Instruction	Golf	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 5, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Thu 5pm to 6pm	Free(Standard charge)
Harvest Garden at Union	218578	Instruction	Gardening	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	May 11, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Fri 4pm to 5:30pm	Free(Standard charge)
Indoor Tennis at Union	218596	Instruction	Tennis	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 2, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Mon 11am to 11:45am Each Fri 11am to 11:45am	$57.00 (Resident) $114.00 (Non-resident)
Kiddie College at Union	218685	Instruction	Recreation	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Tue 10am to 12:30pm Each Wed 10am to 12:30pm Each Thu 10am to 12:30pm	$172.00 (Resident) $344.00 (Non-resident)
Bitty Basketball at Union	218695	Instruction	Basketball	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 7, 2018 to Jun 9, 2018 Each Sat 9am to 10am	$30.00 (Resident) $60.00 (Non-resident)
Mighty Fit Kids at Union	219007	Instruction	Fitness	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 6, 2018 Each Wed 12:45pm to 1:45pm	$30.00 (Resident) $60.00 (Non-resident)
Seasonal Sports at Union	219621	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 13 but less than 17	Coed	Apr 5, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Thu 5pm to 6pm	Free(Standard charge)
Seasonal Sports at Union	219622	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 5, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Thu 4pm to 5pm	Free(Standard charge)
T-Ball at Union	220053	Instruction	Baseball	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 6, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Fri Noon to 1pm	$30.00 (Resident) $60.00 (Non-resident)
Tiny Talkers - Spanish at Union	220290	Instruction	Educational/Self-Help	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 2, 2018 to Jun 15, 2018 Each Mon 1pm to 1:45pm Each Fri 1pm to 1:45pm	$57.00 (Resident) $114.00 (Non-resident)
Tiny Tot Tumbling at Union	220469	Instruction	Tumbling	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 5, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Thu 12:45pm to 1:45pm	$30.00 (Resident) $60.00 (Non-resident)
Weightlifting at Union	220653	Instruction	Weightlifting	At least 13 but less than 18	Coed	Apr 5, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Thu 6pm to 7pm	Free(Standard charge)
Seasonal Sports Club at Union	231451	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 5, 2018 Each Tue 4pm to 5pm	Free(Standard charge)
Seasonal Sports Club at Union	231452	Instruction	Seasonal Sports	At least 13 but less than 17	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 5, 2018 Each Tue 5pm to 6pm	Free(Standard charge)
Pickleball at Union	231453	Instruction	Pickleball	60 and up	Coed	Apr 3, 2018 to Jun 6, 2018 Each Tue 11am to 12:30pm Each Wed 11am to 12:30pm	Free(Standard charge)
Baseball at Union	217583	Instruction	Baseball	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 6, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018 Each Fri 4pm to 5pm	$18.00 (Resident) $36.00 (Non-resident)
Bitty Basketball at Union	217895	Instruction	Basketball	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Apr 5, 2018 to Jun 7, 2018 Each Thu Noon to 1pm	$30.00 (Resident) $60.00 (Non-resident)
Kickball League at Union	218632	League (Individual)	Kickball	At least 8 but less than 13	Coed	Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 6, 2018 Each Wed 4pm to 6:30pm Except: Wed, May 2, 2018	Free(Standard charge)

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Number

Type

Name	Number	Type	Category	Ages	Gender	Dates	Fee
Baseball - Cubs Rookie League at Union	233179	Instruction	Baseball	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 29, 2018 to Aug 17, 2018 Each Fri 2:30pm to 3:30pm	Free(Standard charge)
Day Camp at Union	233570	Camp	General Interest	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 25, 2018 to Aug 3, 2018 Each Mon 10am to 4pm Each Tue 10am to 4pm Each Wed 10am to 4pm Each Thu 10am to 4pm Each Fri 10am to 4pm	$280.00 (Resident) $560.00 (Non-resident)
Early Bird Camp at Union	233671	Camp	General Interest	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 25, 2018 to Aug 3, 2018 Each Mon 8am to 10am Each Tue 8am to 10am Each Wed 8am to 10am Each Thu 8am to 10am Each Fri 8am to 10am	$92.00 (Resident) $184.00 (Non-resident)
Extended Camp at Union	233757	Camp	General Interest	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 25, 2018 to Aug 3, 2018 Each Mon 4pm to 6pm Each Tue 4pm to 6pm Each Wed 4pm to 6pm Each Thu 4pm to 6pm Each Fri 4pm to 6pm	$92.00 (Resident) $184.00 (Non-resident)
Harvest Garden at Union	233855	Instruction	Gardening	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 26, 2018 to Jul 31, 2018 Each Tue 9am to 10:45am	Free(Standard charge)
Inner City Baseball - Youth at Union	233883	League (Individual)	Baseball	At least 9 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 18, 2018 to Aug 1, 2018 Each Mon 2pm to 4:30pm Each Wed 2pm to 4:30pm	Free(Standard charge)
Late Summer Camp at Union	234019	Camp	General Interest	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Aug 6, 2018 to Aug 17, 2018 Each Mon 9am to 4pm Each Tue 9am to 4pm Each Wed 9am to 4pm Each Thu 9am to 4pm Each Fri 9am to 4pm	$90.00 (Resident) $180.00 (Non-resident)
Play Camp at Union	234478	Camp	General Interest	At least 3 but less than 6	Coed	Jun 26, 2018 to Aug 3, 2018 Each Tue 10am to 1pm Each Thu 10am to 1pm Each Fri 10am to 1pm	$169.00 (Resident) $338.00 (Non-resident)
Adult Swim at Union	232970	Open	Open	18 and up	Coed	Jun 19, 2018 to Aug 23, 2018 Each Tue 6pm to 7pm Each Thu 6pm to 7pm	Free(Standard charge)
Family Swim at Union	233817	Open	Open	Any	Coed	Jun 11, 2018 to Aug 19, 2018 Each Sun 6pm to 7:15pm Each Mon 6pm to 7:15pm Each Wed 6pm to 7:15pm Each Fri 6pm to 7:15pm Each Sat 6pm to 7:15pm	Free(Standard charge)
Learn to Swim at Union	234249	Instruction	Lessons	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 23, 2018 to Aug 25, 2018 Each Sat 11am to Noon	$34.00 (Resident) $68.00 (Non-resident)
Learn to Swim at Union	234250	Instruction	Lessons	At least 6 but less than 13	Coed	Jun 24, 2018 to Aug 26, 2018 Each Sun 11am to Noon	$34.00 (Resident) $68.00 (Non-resident)
Open Swim at Union	234358	Open	Open	Any	Coed	Jun 16, 2018 to Aug 19, 2018 Each Sun 1:30pm to 3:30pm Each Sat 1:30pm to 3:30pm	Free(Standard charge)
Open Swim at Union	234362	Open	Open	Any	Coed	Jun 18, 2018 to Aug 24, 2018 Each Mon 2pm to 3:15pm Each Tue 2pm to 3:15pm Each Wed 2pm to 3:15pm Each Thu 2pm to 3:15pm Each Fri 2pm to 3:15pm	Free(Standard charge)
Open Swim Male at Union	234365	Open	Open	Any	Male	Jun 23, 2018 to Aug 26, 2018 Each Sun 5pm to 6pm Each Sat 5pm to 6pm	Free(Standard charge)
Parent and Tot Swim at Union	234388	Open	Open	Less than 6	Coed	Jun 12, 2018 to Aug 19, 2018 Each Sun 12:15pm to 1:15pm Each Tue 5pm to 5:45pm Each Thu 5pm to 5:45pm Each Sat 12:15pm to 1:15pm	Free(Standard charge)
TEAM Sports at Union	235703	Instruction	Specialized	At least 6 but less than 18	Coed	Jun 18, 2018 to Aug 22, 2018 Each Mon 5pm to 5:45pm Each Wed 5pm to 5:45pm Each Fri 5pm to 5:45pm	$35.00 (Resident) $70.00 (Non-resident)

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Welcome to the 62nd Annual Central Region Junior Citizen Awards Ceremony

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Central Region 62nd Junior Citizen Awards Banquet

Date Posted: 3/2/2015 Welcome to the 62nd Annual Central Region Junior Citizen Awards Ceremony

The James Connolly Monument is within close proximity to the historic First Congregational Baptist

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Union Park: Connolly (James) Monument

Date Posted: 7/24/2015 The James Connolly Monument is within close proximity to the historic First Congregational Baptist…

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Teen X-STREAM 2015 Push Kart Derby

Date Posted: 9/1/2015 Welcome to the X-STREAM Summer Push Kart Derby

Our 2017 Junior Citizen Finalists: Joshua Garduno, Francisco Garcia, MiCayla Jones, Andrzej "Andy" M

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Central Region 2017 Junior Citizens Awards Banquet

Date Posted: 3/23/2017 Our 2017 Junior Citizen Finalists: Joshua Garduno, Francisco Garcia, MiCayla Jones, Andrzej…

View of Carter Harrison Monument with bronze plaque on its base and the original adjacent lighting

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Union Park: Carter Harrison Memorial

Date Posted: 7/24/2015 View of Carter Harrison Monument with bronze plaque on its base and the original adjacent lighting…

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

Sunday	Closed
Monday	10:30 am-7:30 pm
Tuesday	10:00 am-7:30 pm
Wednesday	10:00 am-7:30 pm
Thursday	10:00 am-7:30 pm
Friday	10:30 am-7:30 pm
Saturday	10:00 am-1:00 pm

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