Congratulations to the following IPRA members elcted to serve on the IPRA Board of Directors. NOTE: These results must be ratified by the IPRA Board of Directors.
At-Large Board Members
Carolyn Nagle, Fox Valley SRA
Ron Oestreich, Bolingbrook Park District
Ron Salski, Wheeling Park District
Chicago Metro North Representative
John McGovern, NSSRA
Northern Illinois Representative
Bob Orsi, Geneseo Community Park District
Facility Management […]
If you can’t afford producing television commercials for your park district and getting them on high-priced Chicago programming you’ll want to follow in the footsteps of the Bolingbrook Park District. I found a few commercials for the district’s aquatic park and fitness center on Google Video.
Vlogging, the process of posting your video […]
Fluorecycle Inc. is a pioneer and leading recycler of fluorescent lights and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps containing mercury, a dangerous substance that can pose serious health hazards. In 1997, Illinois legislators passed a law deeming it ILLEGAL to dispose of these lights in landfills or incinerators. To ensure public safety, Fluorecycle became the first company of […]
Last year The Blog Spot reported on the tragic accidents that can, and have, occurred when soccer goal are not removed after the playing season. It’s that time of year again when park districts need to remove or relocate their goals to prevent such accidents.
Munster Parks and Recreation has recently approved a new park […]
The Thornton Recreation Department has 30 extra tickets for the Barnum & Bailey Circus on Saturday, November 11 at 11:30am at the Allstate Arena. The tickets are $11 each and in Section 201, row J. If you are interested in purchasing these tickets, please email Patty or call 708-877-4454.
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced $26.4 million in grants for dozens of projects at existing parks and development of new parks throughout Northern Illinois. The funds, made available through the Open Space Land Acquisition Development (OSLAD) Program, will be used for 73 projects in Northern Illinois including land acquisition, […]
Congratulations to the Buffalo Grove Park District who received top honors as Best Overall Communicator (population less than 100,000) in the National Park and Recreation Association’s 2006 Kudos Marketing and Communication Awards. The Kudos award program recognizes agencies or departments that best market or communicate the value of recreation to the public. The […]
Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced that the state will enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the Lockport Township Park District for management of the Prairie Bluff Preserve in Will County. The agreement will allow the local governments to manage the Prairie Bluff property to restore native […]
View the latest eNewsletter just posted to the IPRA web site. You’ll notice that the format has changed a bit and the bulk of the eNewsletter is syndicated from The Blog Spot. We still have our upcoming events, past eNewsletters, links to popular pages and a word from our sponsors…but it’s condensed for […]
Over 70 volunteers from this year’s Western Open participated in the two appreciation outings conducted last week Wednesday at Wheaton Park District’s Arrowhead Golf Course and Friday night at a Night Golf Outing at Bolingbrook Park District’s Boughton Ridge Golf Course. Thank you to Bruce Stoller at Arrowhead and Greg Sundstrom at Boughton Ridge […]