Location:
6601 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
Supervisor:
Joseph Marino
Phone Numbers:
Main
(773) 262-6314
Features:
Free Lot Parking
Hours
Park Hours
Description
With 88.93 acres of parkland, Warren Park is the North Region’s largest park featuring a number of special attractions for every season of the year. For youth and teens, the park has baseball, basketball and soccer programs. For the little ones the park offers preschool programs and tumbling classes.
Fitness enthusiasts can hop onto a paved path that winds throughout the park for walking, jogging or biking. Golf-lovers head to the Robert A. Black nine-hole golf course and golf putting practice area located on the northeast end of the park.
In the winter months, Warren Park boasts the Chicago Blackhawks Ice Rink for skating. This winter, the ice rink will operate (weather permitting) from Thanksgiving weekend (Friday) until February. Call (773) 761-8663 for skate fees, times, and rental information. If it gets a little chilly...no worries we have a toasty warming house. Restrooms are also available at the rink.
History
Warren Park was created in the 1970s, born of both conflict and cooperation. The controversy began in 1965 when real estate developers purchased the former Edgewater Golf Club. Shortly thereafter, a coalition of community groups started a campaign to save the land as open space. Despite the strong community objection, however, the site was re-zoned to allow development of high-rise apartments and a large shopping center.
The State of Illinois forcefully intervened in 1970, acquiring a portion of the property to create the first-ever state park within the boundaries of Chicago. Plans to develop the remaining acreage continued, and community opposition stayed strong. In 1976, the State of Illinois transferred this park property to the Park District. By that time, the park had been named in honor of Laurence C. Warren, an attorney and leading community activist who helped save the open space as parkland. In 1980, Warren Park's nine-hole golf course was officially dedicated in honor of Robert A. Black, Chief Engineer to the Chicago Park District for more than thirty years.
Advisory Council
Contact:
Pamela Stauffer, President
Email:
warrenparkac@gmail.com
Meeting Details:
Out of an abundance of caution Park Advisory Council Meetings will be held virtually for the near future. Please contact the Park Advisory Council for meeting information.
Map & Facilities
Warren Park | Pickleball Courts
Warren Park | Pickleball Courts
Warren Park | Tennis Court
Warren Park | Racquetball Courts
Warren Park | Playground-SW
Warren Park | Playground-NE
Warren Park | Playground- NW
Warren Park | Community Garden
Warren Park - Frutas Marias | Concession
6601 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
United States
:
(773)615-8272
Warren Park Ice Rink
Circle of Nature | Artwork
Warren Park | Fitness Course
Warren Park | Fieldhouse
Robert A. Black Golf Course - 9-Hole
2045 W. Pratt Blvd
Chicago, IL 60645
United States
:
(312) 742-7931
