The nearly 74,000 residents served by the Bolingbrook Park District have access to a wide variety of facilities and activities among the 49 parks on 1,087 acres in the district. In addition to three greenways trails and the two community centers, a water park, a nature center and a par 32 golf course, the most popular facilities might be the ones serving the Bolingbrook Soccer Club...

Since 2009, the Lombard Park District has had an attraction that could challenge the popularity of its traditional Lilac Time floral display. The award-winning Paradise Bay Water Park helped the agency win the National Gold Medal in Excellence in Parks and Recreation. With five pools, four water slides, fountains, geysers, a vortex, a water walk and many small spray features, the park is an aquatic extravaganza for its estimated 120,000 annual visitors...

When people think of parks, they think of acre after acre of grass, countless blades of green waving softly in the breeze, framed by neatly trimmed hedges — an open invitation to picnic, relax, play sports or just wander while enjoying the beauty of nature...

“I was hoping to enhance my personal safety-related skills and knowledge, and I wanted a better understanding of what PDRMA’s expectations of an effective Safety Coordinator are,” recalls Dave Figgins, Superintendent of Recreation and Parks — and a PDRMA Safety Coordinator — at Prospect Heights Park District...