Sherrie Izban, assistant track and field coach for Team USA and therapeutic recreation supervisor for Joliet Bolingbrook Special Recreation Association, returned home October 13 from Special Olympics World Games as part of a winning team.
Izban spent more than three weeks in Shanghai, China coaching athletes from across the United States at the Special Olympics Summer […]
Wheaton Park District’s Lincoln Marsh is doing their part to challenge kids and grown-ups alike to take a break from their computer screens, TVs and cell phones and go out in nature to run, jump, play and explore.
For tens of thousands of years, kids went outside and played in nature. In the space of only […]
Congratulations to IPRA members for their successful efforts to actively involve thousands of citizens of Illinois and hundreds of future professionals in the field of parks and recreation by organizing and running a variety of amazing competitive activities throughout the summer.
August 4 marked a special day because three main events were going during this day:
National Hershey Track and Field North American Finals- Illinois […]
Laura Payne, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Recreation and Park Resources Department of Recreation, Sport & Tourism, recently sent the IPRA a great news article that ran in the Courier News.
Children spending more time indoors
By Mike Danahey, Courier News, Staff Writer
After Lauri Schumacher and her family moved from Elgin to Sleepy […]
Created in 1975, the Hershey’s Track & Field Games is the largest youth sports program of its kind in the United States and Canada. Meets take place in every state and every province in North America, and the grand finale — the North American Final Meet — takes place in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The goal of Hershey’s […]
On Saturday, July 21 you are invited to play in the hottest backyard game known to man…bags!
This tournament, brought to you by the Rolling Meadows Park District Foundation, the Terry Moran Family Foundation and BAGGO, will award cash prizes to the first and second place teams.
If you haven’t played bags before it’s super fun! […]
Are you ready to “Grip It & Rip It” on Saturday June 30? The Roselle Park District and the “Disc Golf Alley” Club of Illinois will host its 1st Disc Golf Tournament at Goose Lake Park in Roselle. This all-ages tournament will be a singles style event, consisting of two rounds of nine holes.
Whether […]
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 […]
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 […]