Team ChiParks is running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for the PARKS! Learn why as we meet our 2021 Team Members. This week, we hear from return Team ChiParks member, Susan Packard. The 2021 race will be Susan’s second with Team ChiParks and fourth marathon overall!
Read MoreTeam ChiParks is running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for the PARKS! Learn why as we meet our 2021 Team Members. This week, we hear from first time marathoner Solene Burruss, a Chicago native and Special Rec Leader with the Chicago Park District!
Read MoreMeet JLL CHASE, who joined us for a Green Teams clean-up on June 11th at Jackson Park!
Read MoreMeet COFCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. who joined us for a Green Teams clean-up on June 10th at Garfield Park!
Read MoreOur LOOK WHO’S PITCHING IN story series will introduce you to the volunteers who are making the 2021 season of Pitch In for the Parks + Green Teams citywide park clean-ups possible! In our first installment, meet ZENO GROUP who joined us for a Green Teams clean-up on June 4th at Humboldt Park.
Read MoreA Story of Lifelong Friendship, Celebrated in Lincoln Park - In 2019, the family and friends of Susan Levine asked the Chicago Parks Foundation to help locate a place to create a special garden to honor her memory and love of flowers. In this blog, Marylyn Carleo Grabosky shares the beautiful story of her friendship with Sue and the creation of Sue’s Garden.
Read MoreOur friend, Dr. George Nicolopoulos of the Spine & Sports Center of Chicago, leads our Winter Wellness online series to help keep us safe and active this season. As we transition from winter to spring, check out his top five tips for preventing injury!
Read MoreOur friends at Haas Park Advisory Council have organized a virtual food drive in cooperation with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, raising funds to support 6,000+ meals for the Chicago area to date and still going strong.
Read More“Colorful Chicago” - the newest edition of the Colorful Cities coloring book series - launches this weekend, bringing us a little closer to some of the favorite local spots we’ve been missing. A portion of proceeds from every Colorful Cities book supports its respective parks foundation - and in Chicago, that’s us!
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