parks
McKiernan Playground Park on the South Side is the first in the city to have artificial turf. Park District officials say the turf is being tested, and could be used in the future at more parks.
4 months ago | Natasha Wasinski
In an effort to spare some cash, the district ended up footing the bill for years of litigation as well as a $3.5 million settlement. Now, answers on how much the move cost taxpayers are obscured in a bureaucratic maze.
7 months ago | Fernando Diaz
The normal bid process for Chicago construction projects can take six months or longer. That has local governments looking for ways to speed up the process once they get stimulus funds.
8 months ago | Peter Sachs
Design students are working with a nonprofit organization to replace unused land with pocket parks, which will be designed and maintained by residents.
10 months ago | Jennifer Slosar
Despite health concerns, the Park District and the federal Environmental Protection Agency are set to approve a deal that will turn a toxic site into a park.
1 year ago | Megan Cottrell
After nearly two hours of public testimony, the Park District board gave final approval to a new turf soccer field in Lincoln Park. Residents are vowing continued legal action to stop the controversial project.
1 year ago | Kartikay Mehrotra
The district had initially agreed to allow the nearby Latin School to build the field. Residents are now suing to keep the district from building the field on its own, saying officials are trying to avoid public input on the project.
1 year ago | Kartikay Mehrotra
The only thing yesterday's re-enactment of the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests lacked was tear gas and police violence. Instead, officers on bicycle paid little attention to the 200 people assembled for Reenact '68, even though organizers lacked a permit for the event.
1 year ago | Martin Miller
The Park District says the durability of artificial turf makes it a better choice for the Chicago’s athletic fields, despite health and environmental concerns raised by advocacy groups.
1 year ago | Steven Chaitman
City officials will meet with their lawyers to discuss how a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a similar prohibition in Washington D.C. could affect Chicago's handgun ban.
1 year ago | Jennifer Slosar
A new system to provide faster and more accurate testing of lake water for E. coli and other contaminants was unveiled for the 63rd Street beach.
1 year ago | Shannon McGee
Protect Our Parks is threatening continued legal action unless the Chicago Park District scraps plans for a soccer field at the south end of Lincoln Park and instead builds at Montrose Harbor.
1 year ago | Steven Chaitman
Chicago Parks commissioners have proposed a $35 million bond issue to help bring city parks into compliance with federal disability laws.
1 year ago | Shannon McGee
The Chicago City Council gives its approval to a controversial plan by the Chicago Children's Museum to build a new facility in Grant Park. Opponents, however, are not giving up the fight.
1 year ago | Steven Chaitman
While not as well-known as parks along Lake Michigan, the city's riverfront parks provide a two-mile stretch of uninterrupted green space for walkers, bicyclists and birdwatchers.
1 year ago | Amy Crider
