All Entries Tagged With: "Chicago Parks"
Help a Chicago Park Become Greener, Healthier and Sweeter
Want to help a Chicago community get fresh fruit? Vote! Several Chicago neighborhoods are vying to win Edy’s Fruit Bars’ “Communities Take Root” orchard competition, an annual program that provides a source of fresh fruit by planting fruit tree orchards in deserving communities throughout the United States. One of those Chicago organizations up for the [...]
Celebrate the Earth at a Chicago Park This Weekend
April 22 marks Earth Day, and it’s a good time to give back to your environment because your planet needs you. Please watch for upcoming articles about ways to make your home more green. This weekend, there are several Earth Day events at Chicago parks that can give you an opportunity to get more hands-on [...]
Northerly Island Development Plans Shift
Before Chicago lost to Rio de Janeiro in the Olympic contest, the Park District was eyeing how to develop the 91-acre man-made island east of Soldier Field, while making the former site of Meigs Field a temporary home for Olympic venues for beach volleyball, the canoe and kayak slalom courses and even an observation point [...]
