ABC 7 Chicago: Ground broken for new athletic facilities for Simeon HS in West Chatham Park

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and students from Simeon High School were on hand as ground was broken on new athletic facilities in West Chatham Park Monday mo

DNAinfo Chicago: Move Over 606, City Officials Break Ground On 312 RiverRun Trail

On Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the 312 RiverRun: three parks, connected by a single path that stretches for nearly 2 miles on the Chica

Vogue: Chicago Has Beaches, Too: Style and Community on the Shores of the South Side

鈥淭here are beaches in Chicago!?鈥 It鈥檚 a response I鈥檝e become accustomed to receiving when telling people that I grew up hanging out on the

News Article: The best Chicago parks for every occasion

Chicago is home to more than 600 parks and beaches. No, that's not a typo.

DNAinfo Chicago: 'Adult Playground' Makes Chicago Debut In Burnham Park

Thanks to a generous donation by The Coca-Cola Company, residents of Chicago can now visit Burnham Park and enjoy a new fitness station tha

Choose Chicago: Explore the 606

Rising nearly 18 feet above street level, The 606 (which takes its name from the common numerals for all Chicago ZIP codes) officially opened in Ju

DNAinfo Chicago: Kerry Wood Cubs Field Opens, CPS Ball Players Now Have 'Field of Dreams'

It's been more than 20 years since former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood played high school baseball but he can still remember the first time he stepped o

CBS Sports: LOOK: Kerry Wood, Cubs open state-of-the-art youth ballfield in Chicago

It's located about a mile west of Wrigley Field, and in part it will host public high school games in the city of Chicago.

ABC 7 Chicago: Kerry Wood Cubs Field Opens

Former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood is giving back to the community he used to call home.

DNAinfo Chicago: Park Renamed for Hadiya Pendleton

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Choose Chicago: Indian Boundary Park Meets England

This small park, now part of the 快播视频, is a site on the National Register of Historic Places as it was a territorial bound

Chicago Beaches Named One of the Six Best Beaches in American by GQ Magazine

There's plenty of beautiful shoreline across this country, but only a few beaches go above and beyond in blending surf and sand.

The City in a Garden Explores Park History

The book City in a Garden traces Chicago鈥檚 175-year stewardship of its public parks, from Daniel Burnham鈥檚 鈥淧lan of Chicago鈥 to Millennium

Go Green: 10 Of The World's Best Botanic Gardens

Garfield Park Conservatory is ranked among 10 of the World's Best Botanic Gardens.