Articles filed under Park Districts
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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...
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Prospect Heights Park District to hold open house for preschool program Feb. 13Jan 31, 2024 7:00 am - The Prospect Heights Park District will hold an open house of its preschool environment from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Gary Morava Recreation Center, 110 W. Camp McDo...
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Months after South Barrington parks commissioner quit, successor namedJan 27, 2024 12:04 pm - Four months after a South Barrington Park District board member resigned because of threatening and insulting emails she received from residents over a proposed land deal...
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How Batavia Park District’s new community center will benefit the cityJan 26, 2024 6:00 am - A year ago, the Batavia Park District revealed it would name its future community center in honor of longtime park board member and president Patrick Callahan. For a mome...