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The Chicago Park District is one of the country's oldest park districts, overseeing more than 7,300 acres of parkland, 552 parks and 33 beaches. It is an independent taxing body that is headed by a superintendent who is appointed by the mayor of Chicago. Seven commissioners-also appointed by the mayor-manage and control the district's affairs. The district was created in 1934, consolidating nearly 22 independent park districts that ran parks across the city. Today, nine museums, two conservatories, 220 facilities and six golf courses sit on Chicago Park District land. The district is considered a "sister" agency of the City of Chicago.
The Chicago Park District is one of the country's oldest park districts, overseeing more than 7,300 acres of parkland, 552 parks and 33 beaches. It is an independent taxing body that is headed by a superintendent who is appointed by the mayor of Chicago. Seven commissioners-also appointed by the mayor-manage and control the district's affairs. The district was created in 1934, consolidating nearly 22 independent park districts that ran parks across the city. Today, nine museums, two conservatories, 220 facilities and six golf courses sit on Chicago Park District land. The district is considered a "sister" agency of the City of Chicago.
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Disabled athletes swim, bike and run in Chicago 'Try-athlon'
Chicago Tribune reporterSwimmers toed the pool's edge and shuffled restlessly as race officials detailed instructions aloud and in sign language, yet another reminder that Sunday's triathlon was no ordinary competition. A whistle and swish of a white flag began the race....Tags: 5K Run, Athletics, Track and Field
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Phelps in the fast lane
Chicago TribuneThis is what 24 hours in the life of Michael Phelps look like these days: (These days being the aftermath of the Beijing Olympics, in which Phelps went from a very good swimmer whom few knew to an even better swimmer whom the country has made the...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Brian Urlacher, Kyle Orton, Beijing Games, George Bush
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Michael Phelps swimming in publicity
This is what 24 hours in the life of Michael Phelps looks like these days: (These days being the aftermath of the 2008 Olympics, during which Phelps went from a very good swimmer whom few knew to an even better swimmer whom the country has made the...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Brian Urlacher, Kyle Orton, Beijing Games, George Bush
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A day in the life of swimmer Michael Phelps
Special to The TimesThis is what 24 hours in the life of Michael Phelps looks like these days: (These days being the aftermath of the 2008 Olympics, when Phelps went from a very good swimmer whom few knew to an even better swimmer whom the country has made the celebrity...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Brian Urlacher, Kyle Orton, Beijing Games, George Bush
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Park Board votes to finish, fund soccer field started by Latin School
Chicago Tribune reporterAfter stopping the private Latin School from building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents was unable to stop the Chicago Park District from moving forward to complete the project on its own. On Wednesday, a Cook County Circuit judge...Tags: Government, Richard M. Daley, Regional Authority, National Government, Soccer
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Lincoln Park soccer field foes not finished with their fight
Chicago Tribune reporterResidents who stopped a private school from building a soccer field in Lincoln Park are trying to stop the Chicago Park District from completing it. Members of Protect Our Parks filed a motion with a Cook County judge Friday seeking to stop a special...Tags: Soccer, Labor Day
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Chicago Park District may lay off up to 10 percent of employees
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Chicago Park District is trying to lay off up to 10 percent of its workers to fill an expected $24 million budget shortfall next year. The effect on parks and programs is unknown, but park officials said Thursday that up to 300 employees will be...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Unemployment, Unions, Conservation, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Winning garden is a patchwork of petals
Chicago Tribune reporterWhy we loved it: Nancy Swartzendruber's precisely planted garden in the form of a quilt block includes 2,869 annuals: 'Eureka Bronze Leaf Scarlet' begonias, 'Tycoon Blue' and 'Tycoon Purple' ageratum, 'Fresh Look Orange' celosia, and 'Bonanza Yellow,'...Tags: Iowa, Indiana, Des Plaines, Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden
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Lazy litterbugs
I want to praise the Chicago Park District for the number of trash receptacles it has put in the city parks this summer and condemn the idiots who are too lazy and stupid, or both, to walk the five feet to use them. I recently returned from my walk in... -
City Hall's soccer rules
When the Chicago Plan Commission meets Thursday, it is expected to approve an artificial turf soccer field to be built at the southern tip of Lincoln Park. Or perhaps we should say the commission will apply its rubber stamp, the same one it used in...Tags: Grant Park, Lake Shore Drive, Soccer, Chicago Jobs
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Gather ye Water Wings while ye may
The days still perfect for taking a plunge are numbered. Here are just a few ways to indulge in the life aquatic while the getting's still good. Ty Warner Spray Park: Among the attractions at this 36-acre park is a water playground featuring a zero-depth...Tags: Beach Vacations, Yorkville, Lake Shore Drive, Shedd Aquarium, Yorkville
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Piniella hasn't used Fukudome 'option'
Tribune reporterKosuke Fukudome received a warning Aug. 10 that he'd better start hitting, or else manager Lou Piniella would look at "other options" in right field. Piniella backtracked a couple of days later in Atlanta, saying he didn't mean to create such "a big...Tags: Kosuke Fukudome, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Jim Edmonds, Lou Piniella
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