La Villita Grand Opening
La Villita Grand Opening
La Villita Playground
La Villita Playground
La Villita Garden Space
La Villita Garden Space
La Villita Playground Snakes
La Villita Playground Snakes
La Villita Climbing Space
La Villita Climbing Space
La Villita Playground
La Villita Playground
La Villita Soccer Fields and Baseball Diamond
La Villita Soccer Fields and Baseball Diamond
La Villita Volleyball Courts
La Villita Volleyball Courts
Being the first to use the new playground
Being the first to use the new playground
Community joins in the opening celebration
Community joins in the opening celebration
Cutting the Ribbon Opening Day
Cutting the Ribbon Opening Day
Breaking in the new skate area of the park
Breaking in the new skate area of the park
There’s always time to PLAY
There’s always time to PLAY
Community support for the Park
Community support for the Park
Basketball opening day
Basketball opening day
Come Out and Play
Come Out and Play
The colorful Slide in the Park
The colorful Slide in the Park
State-of-the-Art-Playground
State-of-the-Art-Playground
Artificial turf athletic field
Artificial turf athletic field
At Play
At Play
Kids just love to play
Kids just love to play
Location:

2800 S. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60608

Supervisor: Andrew Del Rivero (Piotrowski Park)
Phone Numbers: Main (312) 747-6608

 

Hours

Park Hours
Day Time slot Comment
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

Description

La Villita Park is the newest park serving the South Lawndale community. The new park is 21.49 acres and it features two artificial turf athletic fields with lighting; three natural grass athletic fields; a skate park; basketball courts; community gardens; passive landscape areas; a large playground with a water spray feature; a picnic pavilion; comfort stations that include concessions; a multi-use trail with fitness stations; and environmentally-friendly utilities.

While there is limited seasonal structured programming taking place at this location, we invite you to also check out our great programs offered at nearby Piotrowski Park

 

History

The Chicago Park District acquired this property from the City of Chicago in 2012 and the park was dedicated in December of 2014. La Villita Park is an impressive 21 ½ acre park in the Little Village neighborhood of the South Lawndale Community.  It occupies a former brownfield site called Celotex in reference a former industrial complex that had polluted and degraded the property.  Designated by the EPA as a Superfund site, the property went through remediation.  The clean-up process was completed in 2009.  The new park is extremely significant to the surrounding Little Village neighborhood.  Not only does this area have one of the highest needs for open space in Chicago, but its residents long-contended with the negative consequences of living near a polluted site. 

For years, the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) had advocated for cleaning up this site and converting it to parkland. The Chicago Park District worked closely with LVEJO and Little Village community members to develop plans for the new park. Designed by Smith Group JJR the $ 18,920,000 park (including acquisition costs) has two artificial turf athletic fields with lighting; three natural grass athletic fields; a skate park; basketball courts; community gardens; passive landscape areas; a large playground with a water spray feature; a picnic pavilion; comfort stations with concessions; a multi-use trail with fitness stations; and environmentally-friendly utilities.

LVEJO conducted a democratic and inclusive process to identify an appropriate name for the new park.  The organization discussed possible names at several community meetings and then engaged more than 700 residents in an on-line survey.  There was strong consensus for naming the site as La Villita Park. The name recognizes the vitality of a great immigrant neighborhoods as well as the contributions Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans have made to Little Village and the City of Chicago. 

Advisory Council

Contact: Mercedes Alvarez,   President
Meeting Details:

Last Wednesday of the every month 5pm to 6:00pm

Map & Facilities

La Villita Playground

2800 S. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

La Villita Skate Park

2800 S. Sacramento Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

La Villita Water Spray Feature

2800 S. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

La Villita Natural Area

2800 S. Sacramento Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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La Villita Playground
La Villita Playground

2800 S. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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La Villita Skate Park

2800 S. Sacramento Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
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La Villita Water Spray Feature

2800 S. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60608
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La Villita Natural Area
La Villita Natural Area

2800 S. Sacramento Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
United States

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