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Senior Club Checks Presentation

Once again this fall, Veterans Park District Executive Director Bill Otte presented both the Grant Park Senior Club and the Bulger Park Senior Club with a check for $4000 on behalf of the Veterans Park District Board of...

Veterans Day Ceremony

Veterans Park District was honored to show its appreciation to members of our armed forces, past and present, by hosting a Veterans Day Observance Ceremony on November 3rd at Bulger...

Chicago 16 Inch Hall of Fame Field of Dreams Inductee

This July Veterans Park District Bulger Park was inducted into the Chicago 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame. Men’s 16 inch softball has been a tradition at Veterans Park District since the 1960s. Also, in 1970 one of the first women’s 16 inch softball leagues was...

2023 Park Improvements

In an ongoing effort to provide quality recreation opportunities for our residents, Veterans Park District recently renovated Kahl Park, 255 Palmer, Northlake and Trumbull Park, 2311 Leyden, River Grove. Kahl Park renovation includes a new playground equipment with a...

VPD awarded Aquatic Safety Award

Veterans Park District was awarded the 2022 Platinum International Aquatic Safety Award from Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc. This award recognizes aquatic facilities who are consistently exceeding their criteria for aquatic safety certification. International...

Step into Swim

Veterans Park District was recently awarded a $2,500 Step into Swim grant. It is the intention of the Step into Swim/Every Child a Swimmer funding to be utilized for relevant expenditures concerning providing quality, multi-level learn-to-swim programming, that...