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The Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department is composed of four divisions: Parks, Recreation, Golf, and the Miller Park Zoo. The department maintains over 1,100 acres (4.5 km 2) of land including 44 park sites and three golf courses. [49]
The zoo was started when a circus lion cub ended up on James T. Miller's farm around 1900, and was eventually given to the city of Bloomington. [3] The lion, later named "Big Jim", died on March 26, 1912. After Big Jim's death, funds were raised to construct the Koetthoefer Animal Building by Bloomington architect Arthur L. Pillsbury.
Voters backed establishment of Miller Park in 1887 - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois newspaper) Miller Park Collection , McLean County Museum of History 40°28′04″N 89°00′17″W / 40.46778°N 89.00472°W / 40.46778; -89
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), also known as Board of Parks and Recreation or Park Board, is used by many government bodies to describe the parts of their organizations that oversee public parks and recreational public works.
There are also many boards, commissions and offices, [1] including: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
The following is a list of school districts in Illinois. As of July 1, 2023 [update] , there were 852 public school districts , including 368 elementary districts, 97 high school districts, 386 unit districts , and one Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice district, and two cooperative high schools.
By 1920, inspectors from the University of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Education were dissatisfied with the high school facilities at St. Mary's School. [ 7 ] : 207 With the student body growing, [ 32 ] land for a separate high school building next to Holy Trinity Church at 712 North Center Street [ 33 ] was purchased from the ...
Under the 1970 Illinois Constitution, the modern ISBE board replaced the elected position of Illinois state superintendent, assuming its powers on January 12, 1975. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The ISBE describes itself as an agency that "commits to promoting and implementing comprehensive policies, practices, and programs that ensure fair access to quality for ...