When the National Basketball Association (NBA) discontinued their association with this grassroots initiative after the 2001 season, the Chicago Bulls and Illinois Park and Recreation Association partnered together to build on this popular skill program that embraces all ages and encourages family participation.
The Chicago Bulls wish to further expand this popular program and now have the resources within to reach […]
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 […]
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 […]
Michael Selep, Professional Services Director, headed down to Eastern Illinois University to talk with the 85 students that gathered to talk about how they can become involved in Illinois Park and Recreation Association. He bumped into a plethora of Eastern Illinois graduates who are back in town to talk about the profession and lend some advice to students during […]
Let It Fly 4-on-4 Flag Football is a fast paced, non-contact competition that focuses on speed and accuracy. The game is played on a small side field (24 X 65 yards). The tournament runs this Saturday (8a to 5p) and Sunday (9a to 2p) in Chicago.
Entering its 13th year, Let It Fly annually attracts over […]
I was reading Business Week tonight and came across a great article about the “un-corporate” culture of Patagonia, the outdoor clothing retailer. To them, it means so much more if employees enjoy being at work and follow their values. Not only is Patagonia a green company (applaud) but their respect for employees, and the dedication […]
The following article from the News-Democrat really does a good job of hitting on the individual, economic and community benefits of parks and recreation. The other major benefit, not mentioned in the article, was the environmental impacts that the water park has on Collinsville, IL As you are writing press releases to your local media […]
Southern Illinois Baseball Group officials met at the new stadium site in Marion to announce they have purchased a Frontier League expansion team, which means there will be professional baseball in Marion in the spring of 2007. What’s unique about the transaction is that the group will not purchase an existing team from the Frontier […]
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 the […]