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Pages in category "Park districts in Illinois" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The current Chicago Park District was created in 1934 by the Illinois Legislature under the Park Consolidation Act (70 ILCS 1505 et seq). [7] By provisions of that act, the Chicago Park District consolidated and superseded the then-existing 22 separate park districts in Chicago , the largest three of which were the Lincoln Park, West Park, and ...
For example, DeKalb County contains a 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) forest preserve system [citation needed] and a 1,500-acre (6.1 km 2) state park (Shabbona Lake State Park); within DeKalb County, the DeKalb Park District in the City of DeKalb has a 700-acre (2.8 km 2) park system.
The Chicago Park District manages 220 facilities in 570 parks covering more than 7,600 acres (3,100 ha) of land throughout the city. [7] This extensive network of parks also includes nine lakefront harbors over 24 miles (39 km) of lakefront, rendering the Chicago Park District the nation's largest municipal harbor system, along with 31 beaches, 17 historic lagoons, 86 pools, 90 playgrounds, 90 ...
Jackson Park. 500. 200. Located on the south side of the city on Lake Michigan, famous for its role in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Lincoln Park. 1,200. 490. Chicago's largest city park. Located north of the Loop, this is one of the more distinctive parks in terms of geography, because while it is centrally located in the Lincoln Park ...
Springfield. Sangamon. Central. 40 acres, operated by the Illinois Audubon Society. Andresen Nature Center. Fulton. Whiteside. Northwest. information, operated by volunteers, open for city events and education programs, features displays of local wildlife, insects, and flora found along the local watershed of the upper Mississippi River.
The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District, which encompasses most of the Boulevard System, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [14] The approved listing, stretches approximately 26 miles, including 8 parks, 19 boulevards, and 6 squares, as well as adjacent properties that preserve structures built from the 19th century to the 1940s.
Ashe Beach Park is a newer addition to the Chicago Park District's beaches, bought in 1979 and named for the late tennis great Arthur Ashe, after he died of AIDS in 1993. In addition to the beach, the park features two tennis courts. It is located between 74th and 75th Streets in the South Shore community. [28]