Skinner Park – NRPA Grant Contest Winner

Thank you so much for your support and votes! The Skinner Park Advisory Council is pleased to announced that with your support, the Demonstration Garden Project has won the online contest to win a $20,000 grant.  The grant will be used to build an outdoor classroom pavilion as part of the Demonstration Garden Project.  Construction…

Cancelled – Family Fun Night – Due to Rain

Sorry everyone, today’s Family Fun Night has been cancelled due to rain.  The next Family Fun Night with a special concert for children by Merit School’s Amy Lowe is June 17.  The bounce houses can’t be inflated during the rain and when the ground is wet for safety reasons.   We’ll work with the Park District…

Save the Date – West Loop Craft Beer Festival – June 13

Save the date!  Saturday, June 13 is the West Loop Craft Beer Festival, a fundraiser for Neighbors of West Loop ( NOWL ), a nonprofit community group representing residents. Enjoy great craft beer while supporting a great neighborhood organization. NOWL has been a sponsor of the Skinner Loomis Free Series for the past two years.

Thank You to All the Volunteers!

Happy Earth Day! Thank you to all our volunteers from the 2015 Skinner Loomis Earth Day CleanUp and GreenUp on Saturday.  Check out the photo gallery to see all the great work.  Every tree in Skinner Park and the Loomis St. Community Gardens were mulched to protect them from the summer heat.  The entire park…

Remember to vote for Demonstration Garden Every Day!

The Demonstration Garden project at Skinner Park has been selected a finalist to obtain a grant from the National Parks and Recreation Association.  The winner will be based on votes collected online from now to April 30.  Voting is allowed once per day, every day per person until April 30th.  How it works: Register to…