National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is Saturday, Sept 27. Join volunteers working to improve and clean public parks all across the US. Skinner Park and Loomis St. Gardens are official volunteer sites for NPLD. Build new flowerbeds and plant perennials and shrubs as part of a multi-year garden restoration project for both the Tranquil…
Grab a picnic and blanket/chair and join us as Spectralia Theatre returns to Skinner Park for a fun family outdoor play featuring a unique and creative adaptation of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Chicago Reader Review of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” The energy and playfulness of this low-budget outdoor production—directed by Don Johnson…
Join us for a fun evening as Toddlers, Tunes, & Turtles return to Skinner Park for a fun and nature program. End the evening with an outdoor movie featuring Smurfs 2. —
Please join us for the Skinner Park Advisory Council Meeting. Our meetings are public open community meetings and everyone is welcome. Learn more about what is happening at Skinner Park and the neighborhood. Get updates and news. We will also be holding elections for officers. Provide input and tell us your concerns. Skinner Park Advisory Council…
Hi everyone, The community has access to the Whitney Young pool through the Chicago Park District. Below is the Park District schedule for the WY pool.
Sorry everyone! The Chicago Park District cancelled the Family Fun Night today due to the weather. Due to this afternoon’s rain, they were unable to deliver and set up the bounce houses. We will work with the Park District to schedule another Family Fun Night! Join us for the Family Fun Night on a rescheduled…
UPDATE: The police have notified us that no one reported a mugging in the vicinity of Skinner Park for the date in the Reddit posting. If you have any information regarding this incident, please call the police. Thanks. Hello everyone, There was a Reddit post regarding a mugging at Skinner Park on Monday June 9,…
We are sharing the following community alert from the police. Please be safe and aware. There was an attempted criminal sexual assault on the 900 block of Van Buren a little after midnight on May 20, 2014. The victim was able to fight off the offender who had followed the her from the Blue Line…
In upcoming weeks, repair and restoration work will begin in the playground and garden areas to address the flooding problems. We are just waiting for the Park District to approve the contractor’s proposal. In the playground, a dry drain will be installed in bottom of the sandbox so that the water will drain and seep…
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