Chicago Park District swept toys left by parents for other children to use. After parents advocated to bring them back, toys ...

After nearly a year of back-and-forth between advocates for the homeless and neighbors, all tents were removed from the park ...

Construction has begun at Gompers Park to alleviate the tent encampment issue, but other problems such as fires, drinking, ...

The old schools have sat vacant for 12 years after multiple unsuccessful attempts to sell them. The school district hopes to ...

Chicago Public Schools put out to bid 20 properties, most of them closed schools from 2013. The journey to repurpose the old ...

Three weeks after Imani — son of beloved piping plover pair Monty and Rose — returned to his summering spot on Montrose Beach ...

The Chicago Park District is undertaking an inventory of its trees — counting their numbers and recording their health — in ...

Chicago Park District Share At just 3.4 acres, the long-awaited $15 million Jean-Baptiste Point DuSable Park won’t be the city’s largest public green space, but it has the potential to be one ...

Chicago was once a swamp. In some places, it still is. But will climate change undo wetland restoration efforts?

Instead, we urge families to explore the many offerings available through your children’s schools, community and faith-based organizations, and city agencies like the Chicago Park District and ...

City crews were at a Northwest Side park Monday clearing out the last tents set up at a homeless encampment. It was not a surprise move by the city. The clearing of the encampment at Gompers Park, ...