Parks

Standing at the Humboldt Park Boat House on Saturday, Friends of the Parks' Executive Director Juanita Irizarry declares

Chicago Park District's Humboldt Park festivities began Halloween celebrations last week Saturday, Oct. 22, with the Pumpkin Patch Day.

After a long fought battle to save the Humboldt Park's beach, originally created in 1973, three women rejoiced Friday,

Chicago Park 572 (Bloomingdale Trail) is soon to be named the Bloomingdale Trail, said Vivian Garcia, Area Manager of the 606, during the Friends of Bloomingdale Trail (FBT) Park Advisory Council

WickerICE, Wicker Park's ice rink, is up. Unfortunately only ducks would be happy with its ice status. Though temps are going down for a few days, they are expected to be back up next week. But, the Culliton family have high hopes for at least a few days of skating this season, even as  they were checking the rink amid raindrops this last week. 

Wicker Park's dog park event is Sat., Nov. 7, and Logan Square's dog park event is Fri., Nov. 13.

When an annual community event rolls around each year like clockwork, most people think about the fun not what it takes to make it happen. But AT&T recognized the Wicker Park Advisory Council's (WPAC) years of community efforts and gave back to the community for Boo-Palooza 2015. 

What started at the beginning of the year with a couple of people in Wicker Park wanting to enjoy a community ice rink has snowballed into a full-fledged possibility because of the work and persistence of several people, the co-operation of the Chicago Park District and 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno.

Last Tuesday, almost 300 were seen searching for relaxation at Wicker Park's free yoga class, beating all attendance records.