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Multiple fires and explosions were reported at Legion Park over the past year, and neighbors are pointing to a nearby ...

The Chicago Park District and Riot Fest announced they have signed a deal to keep the annual music festival in Douglass Park in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood through 2027. The agreement has ...

The Chicago Park District this month clipped short the swimming season at 11 outdoor swimming pools, highlighting a disparity in the number of operating days at pools across the city, a Chicago ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- It was a packed house Monday night as Northwest Side residents gathered to figure out what the city is going to do about the homeless encampment they say is taking over Gompers Park.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as the Chicago Park District general superintendent and chief executive officer. The appointment comes after ...

A new miniature golf course and short game practice facility is opening in Chicago’s Columbus Park. City officials will celebrate the park's completion at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Columbus Park, located at ...

Two teenagers shot over the summer at the Douglass Park pool were “unarmed and never threatened,” the former Chicago Park District lifeguard charged with opening fire, according to a new lawsuit.

Summer got off to a slow, cool start, but the heat has arrived — with temperatures projected to hit the 90s this weekend and UV levels soaring. For many Chicagoans, that means one thing: Pool season ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Charges are pending after shots were fired inside a Chicago Park District building on the Near West Side. The shooting happened around 9 a.m. Saturday at Fosco Park near West 13th ...