Articles filed under Park Districts
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Schaumburg Park District Commissioner Bob Schmidt honored by state associationFeb 07, 2024 7:58 am - Bob Schmidt, a Schaumburg Park District commissioner for the past 21 years, has received the Master Board Member Award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts. Th...
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31 years and running: Naperville Park District receives financial reporting awardFeb 06, 2024 9:11 am - The Naperville Park District again has received the certificate of excellence for financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award recogniz...
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Huntley’s Weiss Park set for new amenities, renovationsFeb 04, 2024 12:50 pm - The Huntley Park District has received a $509,000 state grant to fund renovation to Weiss Park that will include a new playground, a zip line feature, paved walking paths...
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Big improvements for parks throughout Lake County funded by $4.6 million in grantsFeb 02, 2024 7:26 pm - Lake Zurich, Mundelein and Lake Villa Township among those receiving matching grants to create or improve parks
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Hoffman Estates Park District director receives association’s Honored Professional AwardFeb 02, 2024 4:41 pm - Craig Talsma, executive director of the Hoffman Estates Park District, received the highly esteemed Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) Honored Professional A...
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Bensenville Park District awarded $570k in state grants for Sunrise Park renovationFeb 02, 2024 1:04 pm - The Bensenville Park District will receive an award of a $570,100 grant from the state of Illinois’ Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program as announc...
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Storytelling garden, band shell, futsal court and more: Suburbs getting state grants to create, improve, renovate parksFeb 01, 2024 11:44 am - Dozens of park districts and towns ‒ and one library ‒ in the West and Northwest suburbs are among 111 receiving $54.9 million from the state to develop or improve parks....
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Vernon Hills Park District hosts Winterfest, Frosty 5KFeb 01, 2024 10:56 am - The Vernon Hills Park District is hosting events at two locations on Saturday, Feb. 3. Winterfest, which was postponed from its original Jan. 13 date due to cold weather...
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$2.4 million park improvement in Libertyville will include six dedicated pickleball courtsJan 31, 2024 6:09 pm - Bids are approved, contractors lined up and after years on the drawing board a major transformation of the north side of Nicholas Dowden Park in Libertyville is set to be...
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Arlington Heights park director honored with lifetime achievement awardJan 31, 2024 11:18 am - Arlington Heights Park District Executive Director Carrie Fullerton has been honored with a lifetime achievement award for her career accomplishments spanning more than t...