Volunteer for NPLD@Skinner – Sat. Sept 27

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…

Saturday & Sunday July 26-27 @ 5pm – Outdoor Play

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…

Criminal Activity in Skinner Park and Neighborhood

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,…

Police Community Alert

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…

Repair and Restoration Work in Playground and Garden

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…