Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Park District Join Ken Griffin, Chicago Fire Soccer Club and U.S. Soccer Foundation to Open New Soccer Mini-Pitch at Walnut Park

Walnut Park is one of 50 mini-pitches being built over the next five years in parks across Chicago to give local youth access to state-of-t

Chicago Park District Cuts Ribbon on New Welles Park Nature Play Space

An open play space, full of hidden nooks, climbing challenges and buzzing wildlife to open on June 16 

Chicago Park District to Unveil New Public Art Exhibit on the Former Steel Works Site at Steelworkers Park on June 16

Public art installation depicts how industry and humans shaped Chicago’s Southeast Side

Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New Fieldhouse and Community Center at Williams Park

New Facility to Include Half-Court Gymnasium and Multi-Purpose Rooms for Art and Exercise

Vote to Support Your Favorite Chicago Park This Earth Month

One of three Chicago parks has the chance to receive $20,000 through ‘Meet Me at the Park’ Earth Month Campaign

Obama Foundation to Fund and Replace Jackson Park Turf Field

New artificial turf field will be built just south of the proposed Obama Presidential Center

Chicago Park District Announces Community Meeting to Discuss Future Golf Course Plans As Part of South Lakefront Framework Plan

Public meeting to be held January 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at South Shore Cultural Center

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District Reopen Theater on the Lake as a Year-Round Production and Event Space

Venue will host theater and music performances as well as special events for up to 1,500 attendees

Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce New Funding to Complete Lakefront Trail Separation Project

Learn more about the Kenneth Griffin donation to separate Lakefront Bike and Pedestrian Paths from Edgewater to South Shore along 18-m

Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Completion of Chicago Plays! Program

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael Kelly today announced the completion of Mayor Emanuel's Chicago

City Officials Cut Ribbon on Kells Park Playground as part of Mayor Emanuel's Chicago Plays! Program

Kells Park Playground is one of 103 playgrounds to be rebuilt or refurbished this year

Chicago Park District Announces Public Process for Museum Campus Long-Range Plan

The Chicago Park District today announced a public process to develop a long-range plan that establishes a vision for the future of the Museum Camp

City of Chicago, Chicago Park District Break Ground on new Wheel-Friendly Area in Grant Park

Chicago First Lady Amy Rule, Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael Kelly, Alderman Will Burns and community members today br

Decorative Fountain Girl Celebrates Recreation and Reinstallation 50 Years After Going Missing

More than 50 years after being stolen, the Chicago Park District and partners celebrated the recent recreation and reinstallation of Fountain Girl,

Chicago Park District & Active Transportation Alliance Present Lakefront Trail Usage Study

The Chicago Park District and the Active Transportation Alliance (Active Trans) announced the findings of a lakefront trail study in an effort to i