Articles filed under Park Districts
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Probation for sex offender arrested at Carol Stream schoolJul 05, 2013 11:02 am - A registered sex offender was sentenced Friday to two years of probation for attending a children’s cheerleading program at a Carol Stream elementary school. Michael In...
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Work set to begin this fall on new Round Lake parkJul 03, 2013 10:57 am - Work is set to begin this fall on a new neighborhood park in Round Lake, park officials said. Shaw Park will be built on land donated by a now-disbanded homeowner’s grou...
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Butterflies & Blooms exhibit back for its second yearJul 03, 2013 1:00 am - The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe brought back its popular Butterflies & Blooms exhibit for a second season this year. Butterflies from such faraway places as South ...
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Wheeling dedicates new Husky ParkJul 02, 2013 4:00 am - With school out of session and the first day of summer passed, children and their parents look for new jungle gyms to climb and swings to push. The Wheeling Park Distric...
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Hoffman Estates Park District has job openings for youthJul 01, 2013 3:42 pm - The Hoffman Estates Park District is hiring youth ages 14 to 19 for part-time employment from now until August 31. The positions include junior camp counselors and faci...
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July is Park Month in the Fox Valley Park DistrictJul 01, 2013 1:56 pm - It wasn’t long ago when “staycations” were all the rage. People quickly discovered they didn’t have to spend big bucks or drive long distances to enjoy good times with f...
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Bartlett Fourth of July Festival turns 20Jun 30, 2013 2:02 pm - The Bartlett Fourth of July Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, having originated with a committee formed in August of 1992 by a few residents who wa...
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Hoffman Estates lauds Cook County's oldest farmerJun 29, 2013 9:00 am - Harold Bergman of Hoffman Estates will take a rare day off from his chores today, but for good reason. Village leaders have declared it Harold Bergman Day. “It's pretty ...
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BS&T, Three Dog Night among Elk Grove concert headlinersJun 28, 2013 2:37 pm - The Elk Grove Village Board and Elk Grove Park District announce the third year of the “Unity Within The Community” — a joint partnership for hosting the village’s fifth...
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Naperville's Knoch Park getting baseball, tennis upgradesJun 28, 2013 5:30 am - As soon as Knoch Park is done playing host to the Naperville Exchange Club's 26th annual Ribfest July 3-7, some elements of the area will become a construction site as t...