On Thursday, the entire IPRA office building and the two surrounding buildings were evacuated due to an apparent gas leak in one of the neighboring buildings. What ended up being more of a nuisance, some serious concerns over the preparedness of our building and facilities like yours to handle such emergency situations were raised.
While […]
Brent Yepsen and Sean Ward have just started their summer internships with Illinois Park and Recreation Association this week. The pair have recently completed their college courses and just require the internship for graduation. This summer their main duty will be assisting in the coordination of the 2007 BMW Championship at Cog Hill […]
Watch this amazing video of the 17 year cicada. (Watch here if your browser won’t display)
How have the cicadas impacted your parks and ability to play outside? A lot of people are saying they haven’t come out yet in their neighborhood…while others are complaining about not being able to play baseball or basketball outdoors.
From […]
We are looking for some very enthusiastic, very opinionated and very hungry students to help out in a focus group coming up on Tuesday, June 19 at 4pm. If you have any summer interns or part-time staff willing to help out for an hour or two we’ll bring the pizza!
The IPRA and the College […]
As many heard on the news the Town of Greensburg Kansas was recently struck by a tornado which devastated the town. As they rebuild, parks and recreation is playing an important role in working to keep the residents active. However, the recreation commission was also destroyed during the twister. The dedicated professionals of Greensburg Recreation Commission are still […]
Need a fun way to get people to your parks? Check out this promotion from our friends at the Naperville Park District and Chipotle Mexican Grill…
Beginning June 8, Naperville residents will be well advised to keep their eyes peeled while recreating in the Park District.
In partnership with the Naperville Park District, Chipotle will hide […]
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 […]
In the second episode of the Illinois Park & Recreation Association’s webcast, theVOICE, Bill Wald and Bill McAdam talk about the association over a friendly game of golf.
If you are interested in hosting a webcast episode please contact Matt White at 630-376-1911.
The Illinois Park and Recreation Association is partnering with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to present the following workshop on Saturday, June 2. Click here for more information and to register.
Double-Goal Coach™ I: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons
Register now for this interactive workshop which begins by defining the Double-Goal Coach™ as one who […]
A significant number of park and recreation leaders will retire over the next five to 10 years. Several of these retirements have already taken place and announcements are made on a frequent basis that another leader in the field is retiring. Are tomorrow’s leaders ready to take over? It is important for today’s leaders to share their knowledge with those that are […]