Chicago-Women Magazine: 8 Picnic spots in Chicago
With the summer getting closer, explore the top spots in Chicago for a scenic picnic.
Lincoln Park Zoo: Nature in the Neighborhoods
When you visit your neighborhood park do you pay attention to its wildlife?
Curbed Chicago: 11 outdoor swimming pools for summer in Chicago
While the lakefront and beaches definitely steal the spotlight, the city’s public pools are just as enjoyable—especially if you’re not part
Neighborhood.com: Chicago’s Neighborhood Parks are in the top 10 in the country
Chicago has a reputation for embracing greenspace and rightfully so.
WCIU 'The Jam': Summer Pool Safety
Pool season is here and with recent tragedies, we want to make sure you know how to keep your kids safe.
Good Day Chicago: 'Night Out in the Parks' offers free family activities all summer
Fox 32's Good Day Chicago morning show invited the Park District to chat about the 1,200+ Nigh
WGN Radio: Windy City Hoops: Keeping kids on the court and off the streets
On Friday and Saturday nights, times when the streets of Chicago can be a dangerous place for young people, over 500 teenagers from 11 neig
ChicagoNow: I think I saw God in the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ this past Saturday
This past Saturday was the classically beautiful Chicago spring day that comes with a mandate: go outside and play!
Art Design Chicago: The Art of Flocking: Cultural Stewardship in the Parks
The Art of Flocking: Cultural Stewardship in the Parks is a celebration of Chicago’s community-based art practice.
Curbed Chicago: Which Chicago park should get a $20,000 grant?
Vote on three projects for NRPA’s Meet Me at the Park campaign
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ABC 7 Chicago: Meet Me at the Park
The Chicago park project that receives the most nominations will receive a $20,000 grant for improvements.
WCIU The Jam: Getting Prepared for the Great Chicago Egg Hunt
The ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ and Medieval Times are hitching their horses together for an Easter egg hunt.
Lawndale News: ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s Young Cultural Stewards Program Receives Grant
The ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ announced that its Young Cultural Stewards (YCS) program will receive a grant from the Crossroads Fund’s Youth Fu
TimeOut Magazine: Run a free 5K race in Humboldt, Washington or Warren Park this summer
It's almost time to leave your treadmill behind and hit the pavement in Chicago, as weather fit for outdoor running finally arrives.
Curbed Chicago: Work to begin on Bronzeville’s shimmering Williams Park fieldhouse
A new ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ fieldhouse is ready to break ground in Bronzeville’s Williams Park.
NRPA Magazine: Creating Wellness Policies for Your Park and Recreation Department
At the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, the mission of the Wellness Department is to promote, educate and motivate Chicagoans of all ages and abiliti
WCIU's The Jam: Registration for Spring Activities at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ
The ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ's very own Maya Solis joined WCIU's The Jam host Jordan Cornette this morning to
Lawndale News: A Symbol of Hope
This Friday, the Special Olympics will join the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Eternal Flame of Hope, a permanent, 30-f
Fox 32: Park District Celebrates First-Ever "Girls Day of Play"
Fox 32 is live from Broadway Armory Park at this local celebration in recognition of the National Girls & Women in Sports Day.
ABC 7 News: Chicago 13-year-old makes U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team
An 8th grader is making Chicago Proud, becoming the youngest member of the 2018 U.S.
Today.com: 'She has the skills': Teen earns spot on U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team
During a championship wheelchair basketball game, the Chicago Skyhawks youth adaptive team was beating the competition by a massive lead.
WGN 9 News: Chicago teen vying for spot on U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team
On an old court at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ's Mann Park, a fresh face is breathing new life into the game of basketball.
Chicago Tribune: Billionaire Ken Griffin, Chicago Fire lead effort to build 50 new mini soccer fields
Ken Griffin, along with the Chicago Fire, the U.S.
ABC 7 Chicago: Registration for Winter ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Programs Opens this Week
With winter around the corner, the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ is opening registration for its winter park programs this week.
Chicago Sun-Times: Part of lakefront trail re-opens with separate bike/pedestrian lanes
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday officially re-opened a section of lakefront path between North and Fullerton avenues that had been closed since May as