Organizers of Lollapalooza said Thursday they expect this summer’s music festival will raise $600,000 for the Chicago Park District — or $200,000 more than the event raised for the park district last year.
Organizers said the event, which lasted two days last year, will be extended by one day, running Aug. 4-6 in Grant Park.
“Lollapalooza accelerates […]
For the fifth consecutive year, the Lake County Forest Preserves’ ThunderHawk Golf Club near Beach Park was named one of the best courses in Illinois, in Golfweek’s America’s Best Courses 2006 (March 2006). ThunderHawk was ranked one of the state’s 10 top Best Public-Access courses.
For the past ten years, Golfweek’s America’s Best has ranked […]
Do you ever wonder what IPRA is doing? The 2006/2007 Strategic Plan created earlier this year details the work plan we’ve set forth to improve your membership for years to come.
Click here to view the Strategic Plan. Share your thoughts by posting a comment.
The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2006 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. Congratulations to all the Illinois nominees!
The 2006 Gold Medal finalists are:
Class I (population […]
The Gurnee Park District Board of Commissioners announced at the regular April 18 Board Meeting that they have unanimously selected Susie Kuruvilla as the new Executive Director of the Gurnee Park District. Kuruvilla has been serving as the Interim Executive Director since Chuck Balling resigned in February 2006 to accept a similar position with the […]
The following was written by Laura Hartman of Oswego in the April 19th Aurora Beacon News…great job Oswegoland Park District! Keep up the good work.
Last week I came home from work and began sorting through the stack of mail waiting for me on the kitchen table. Under one of the daily ads trying to entice […]
The 2006 IAPD/IPRA Golf Guide is now available to view. This comprehensive listing features public golf facilities operated by the members of both IAPD and IPRA.
Because these facilities are owned and/or operated by IAPD/IPRA members, you know you’ll get a good value and find exceptional conditions, professional service, state-of-the-art amenities and excellent PGA […]
Listen in to WIPRA-The Voice to hear about some of the recent developments at IPRA. Discussion covers certification renewal, educational workshops, volunteering for the Western Open, and some trash talking that’s started already about the September 22 Park Pursuit.
A man who claims he was severely injured in a fall from an inflatable Velcro climbing wall at a McHenry County park in 1999 is suing the company that provided the wall.
In a lawsuit filed this week in Cook County Circuit Court, Joseph Walker said he was a guest at the Follett Library Resources Inc. […]
The Geneva Park District is hosting a youth poster contest, to commemorate TV Turnoff Week 2006, the second annual event of its kind for the City of Geneva.
The contest is open to children in kindergarten through eighth grade. All posters will be displayed in the Geneva Community Center throughout TV Turnoff Week, April 24-30. The […]