The roof replacement at Memorial Park has been completed.
The roof replacement at Memorial Park is expected to occur on Saturday, October 19.
The Golf Learning Center roof replacement has been completed.
The roof replacement on the Golf Learning Center is expected to begin the week of September 30.
The roof replacement at Memorial Park is expected to begin the week of September 23.
The roof replacement at Moraine Park has been completed.
The dugout roofs have been replaced at Sunset Woods.
The roof at the Sunset Woods Fieldhouse has been completed.
The roof on the Sunset Woods Fieldhouse is expected to be replaced on Friday, August 23, 2024.
The Moraine Park roof replacement is expected to begin August 9.
The roof at Old Elm has been replaced.
The roof at Old Elm Park is scheduled to be replaced August 7.
The Project scope includes (the letter corresponds with the layout plan below):
The Park District hired Hitchcock Design Group (HDG) to take the concept plan through to implementation.
The layout plan below builds on the approved concept plan and is based on a survey of existing conditions, dimensions, and utilities. The layout plan will be shared with the Park Board at a public meeting on October 4, 2023. HDG will then complete the construction documents for the project to be bid out this fall.
This phase is funded through the OSLAD grant award and Park District capital budget. (Highlighted in the red dotted line in illustration below)
A: Reconfigured parking lot for improved circulation, landscaping, and viewing of the Lake.
D: New concrete sidewalk for easier beach access for pedestrians walking to the beach.
H: New accessible boardwalk along the beach, improving access to the beach and circulation around Park Avenue Boating Facility.
G: Seating along the boardwalk.
This phase is unfunded. These elements will be designed and bid as alternates to Phase 1, and if funding is available, Phase 2 will be implemented. (Highlighted in the black dotted line in illustration below)
A: The fenced boat parking will not be resurfaced as part of this project but has been identified as a future need.
B: Plaza with pergola, tables, and chairs to enhance patron experience as the beach and provide space for gathering and passive use.
Please note: Park Ave construction begins in September. See new parking configurations.
Districtwide planning efforts, including the Park Avenue Site Master Plan, Beach Management Plan, and the Lakefront Master Plan, support the Park Avenue Access Improvement Plan These plans were enhanced by engagement with the community and patrons of the Park Avenue Boating Facility.
Demolition of the parking lot is underway.
The construction fence has been installed.
Construction is expected to begin the week of September 30. Construction fencing on site will go up and excavation work will begin.
Construction is now expected to begin the week of September 9. Construction fencing will go up that week.
Construction is expected to begin September 3.
Demolition of the playground has been completed.
Restoration of the ballfields to grass is nearing completion.
Installation of topsoil in the ballfields is nearing completion.
Clay removal at the ballfields is nearing completion.
Installation of topsoil and seed is expected to begin on Monday 9/16.
Construction fencing has been put up, the playground will remain closed until construction is complete.
During construction, the playground area will be closed. Restoration work on the ballfields may begin the week of September 2, and the ballfield area will be closed during that time.
During construction, the tennis courts and basketball courts will remain open. Tennis courts can be accessed through the southern gate.
Thank you to the 71 respondents who selected their preferred paint colors for the Old Elm Shelter. The winning combination is the darker grey (D) on the bricks and the blue (A) on the panels.
The shelter is expected to be painted before the end of the year.
The roof on the Old Elm shelter has been replaced.
Take this survey to vote for your color preference before the survey closes on August 23.
The shelter roof is expected to be replaced on Wednesday, August 7.
The design process has been completed for the Old Elm Playground Renovation Project. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback through the survey, listening sessions and community meeting, to help shape the final design for the project. See the playground renderings here.
Construction is expected to begin in August and be completed by November.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Old Elm Park Playground meeting on Tuesday, November 14 and providing your preferences on the playground equipment options presented.
The feedback collected will be used to further refine the designs. Once designs are finalized, they will be posted to this page and the project will be bid out.
This past summer many of you participated in a survey to share your feedback on Old Elm Park. The Park District will host a community meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Oak Terrace Elementary School to share the proposed playground design and two playground equipment options.
The meeting will start with a brief presentation providing an overview of the feedback collected this summer, the proposed layouts, and project timeline. After the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to review the equipment options and share their preferences. Feedback collected will be used to guide the final playground designs.
Meeting Details:
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Time: 6-7pm
Location: Oak Terrace Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room
See the survey results from the preliminary playground planning survey here.
We will be at Old Elm Park on Friday, July 7 from 1-3pm to collect your feedback on the playground renovation.
The Park District of Highland Park would like to hear from you!
There will be several opportunities for the community to participate in the design process and the first is the Old Elm Playground Preliminary Planning survey. Follow this link to share your feedback in this brief survey.
There will be various opportunities throughout the project to get involved. Some engagement opportunities may be specific to a recreational element (i.e. skate park, athletic field, etc.).
The overall plan below overviews the design of the project components that have been developed through the design process.
The renderings below show the elements of the west side of the project area.
The concept plan below highlights the project area (red outline) and the project components.
Prep-work for installation of the new wheel-friendly plaza and skate park is underway!
Demolition of the skate park and basketball court has started.
Prep-work for installation of the multi-use basketball court is underway!
Drainage to the rain garden area has been installed and grading work is nearing completion.
Prep-work for the installation of the game area is underway! Grading and excavation work has been completed.
Construction fencing has been installed.
Areas within the construction fence are now closed for construction.
Construction is expected to begin the week of September 16.
During construction, portions of the south end of Sunset Woods Park will be closed. The basketball court, skate park, and adjacent path will be closed in addition to the area between the main entrance and tennis courts. The main entrance and tennis courts will remain open during construction.
Click here to see a map of construction areas.
Thank you again to everyone who has provided feedback throughout the design process.
The project will go out to bid at the end of July and construction will start in September 2024.
Click here to see the plan.
A Community Meeting was held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 to share concept designs and collect feedback.
Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting, the feedback provided will be used to guide the final designs.
View a summary of the feedback received on the preferred concept designs and the preliminary updates here.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Skate Park Design Meeting!
The feedback provided is being used to guide the design process for the skate park and wheel-friendly plaza.
A Skate Park Design Meeting will be held on Monday, April 1, 2024 to collect community feedback to guide the design for the skate park and wheel-friendly plaza.
At this meeting, the community will have the opportunity to work directly with Professional Skateboarders, Cody McEntire and Julia Brueckler at American Ramp Company to re-imagine the skate park and wheel-friendly plaza.
A Community Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 to share information about the project and collect community feedback.
Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting, the feedback provided is being used to guide the design process.
A Neighborhood Stakeholder Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 5:00pm at the Sunset Woods Field House with neighbors that live directly adjacent to the park.
At this meeting, the project team will explain the project scope and will facilitate a conversation about cares and concerns as design work begins.
At the November 15 Board Meeting, the Park District Board of Commissioners approved Lamar Johnson Collaborative’s (LJC) proposal for Site Design and Engineering Services for the Sunset Woods Improvements Project.
LJC will be working with the Park District of Highland Park to design and implement the Sunset Woods Improvements Project.
The Park District of Highland Park was awarded $600,000 through the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for Improvements to the southern portion of Sunset Woods Park.
If you are interested in receiving notifications about this project, please fill out the form below.
Thank you to everyone who provided playground equipment feedback at the open house and through the online survey.
The Park District heard from more than 30 people, and a playground design was selected.
See the results here.
On Thursday, September 26, the Park District hosted a Community Open House to share refined tot lot concept designs and collect feedback. Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s meeting!
If you couldn’t make it but would still like to provide feedback, please take the online survey before it closes on Friday, October 11.
Thank you to everyone who provided playground equipment feedback through the online survey and visits at the park. Through this effort, the Park District heard from more than 35 people at the park and 46 survey respondents.
Your feedback will be used to refine the playground design options. In September, two refined options will be shared, and the community will have the opportunity to select their favorite playground design.
See the survey results here.
The Planning and Projects team was at Larry Fink Park’s tot lot on the following dates to share playground equipment options and collect feedback
• Sat, June 15, from 10:30am-12:30pm
• Mon, June 24, from 3-5pm
• Tues, June 25, from 5-7pm
Thank you to everyone who visited the park to share your feedback on the playground equipment! Your feedback will be used to refine the playground design options.
If you didn’t get a chance to stop by the park, or have more to say, please take the online survey before it closes on July 19.
On Tuesday, October 22, the Park District is hosting a Community Open House at Rosewood Beach Interpretive Center (883 Sheridan Rd.). Please join us anytime between 5-7pm to learn about the project, review refined playground concept designs, and provide feedback!
There will be no formal presentation, boards with the refined playground concept design options will be shown and the project manager will be there to answer any questions.
If you can’t make it, a survey will be launched the following day to collect votes on your preferred design.
If you are interested in receiving notifications about this project, please fill out the form below.
Thank you to everyone who provided playground equipment feedback through the online survey and visits to the park. Through this effort, the Park District heard from more than 20 people at the park and 46 survey respondents.
Your feedback will be used to refine the playground design options. In September, the refined options will be shared, and the community will have the opportunity to select their favorite playground design.
See the survey results here.
The Planning and Projects team was at Rosewood Park on the following dates to share playground equipment options and collect feedback:
• Wednesday, July 24 from 9-11am
• Monday, July 29 from 3-5pm
• Tuesday, July 30 from 5-7pm
• Wednesday, Aug 7 from 9:30-10:30am
• Monday, Aug 12 from 4-5pm
Thank you to everyone who visited the park to share your feedback on the playground equipment! Your feedback will be used to refine the playground design options.
If you didn’t get a chance to stop by the park, or have more to say, please take the online survey before it closes on August 19.
We’ve heard some of you may not have received the postcard so we are adding two more park visits and extending the survey date! Please share with your neighbors!
Wednesday, Aug 7 from 9:30-10:30am
Monday, Aug 12 from 4-5pm
If you are interested in receiving notifications about this project, please fill out the form below.
Thank you to everyone who provided playground equipment feedback at the open house and through the online survey.
The Park District heard from more than 80 people, and a playground design was selected.
See the results here.
On Tuesday, September 17, the Park District hosted a Community Open House to share refined playground concept designs and collect feedback. Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s meeting!
If you couldn’t make it but would still like to provide feedback, please take the online survey before it closes on Wednesday, September 25.
Thank you to everyone who provided playground equipment feedback through the online survey and visits to the park.
Through this effort, the Park District heard from more than 60 people at the park and 69 survey respondents. Your feedback will be used to refine the playground design options.
In September, the refined options will be shared, and the community will have the opportunity to select their favorite playground design.
See the survey results here.
The Planning and Projects team was at Lincoln Park on the following dates to share playground equipment options and collect feedback:
• Thursday, June 6, from 3:30-5:30pm
• Monday, June 10, from 9-11am
• Tuesday, June 18, from 5-7pm
Thank you to everyone who visited the park to share your feedback on the playground equipment! Your feedback will be used to refine the playground design options.
If you didn’t get a chance to stop by the park, or have more to say, please take the online survey before it closes on July 8.
The Park District of Highland Park was awarded $528,500 through the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for improvements to Lincoln Park. The OSLAD grant is a state-funded program providing up to 50% of the project costs for public park and recreation projects.
Design will begin this summer and the community will have various opportunities to participate in the design process. Construction is expected to begin in summer of 2025.
The Park District of Highland Park submitted an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant for improvements to Lincoln Park.
Support from the OSLAD grant program would enable the Park District to adjust the layout of Lincoln Park to accommodate an elementary playground, increase basketball court space and address critical updates to Lincoln Park’s existing amenities. Updates include a new tot lot and improvements to the walking path, diamond fields and soccer field. The proposed concept for Lincoln Park was presented as Concept 2 in the August 15 Community Meeting.
Thank you to everyone who attended the August 15 community meeting. Your feedback will be used to guide the concept design to submit in the Park District’s grant application.
Click here to see the presentation.
The Park District of Highland Park will be hosting a community meeting on August 15, 2023 at 6pm at West Ridge Center (636 Ridge Road) to collect feedback for Lincoln Park.
The Park District of Highland Park heard the neighborhood’s interest in a new elementary playground due to the approved agreement to sell Lincoln School. Two design options have been developed that reconsider Lincoln Park with the addition of an elementary playground.
Feedback collected at this meeting will be used to assist in securing grant funding and to support adding an elementary playground at the park, which is currently unfunded.
If you cannot attend this meeting and would like to provide feedback, the presentation from the August 15th meeting will be posted to the project page on August 16th for those who are unable to make the meeting and would still like to provide feedback.
The Park District heard the neighborhood’s concerns over losing an elementary playground due to the sale of Lincoln School. As such, the Park District of Highland Park is going back to the drawing board to develop plans for Lincoln Park that consider the inclusion of an elementary play space. The comments and data collected through the survey will be integrated into the plans for the improved tot lot playground. There will be other opportunities to get involved in design as the Park District proceeds with planning. While the Park District will continue with the planning effort, the addition of an elementary playground is not currently budgeted in the Park District’s capital plan.
This change of direction will impact improvements scheduled for 2023. The tot lot, repaving of the path, and the patch/color of the basketball court planned for 2023 will be deferred to a future year and incorporated into the new plan.
The Park District will continue to follow the School District’s plans to coordinate efforts. Project updates will be posted to this web page.
Please direct questions and comments to [email protected].
The Park District of Highland Park is hosting listening sessions at Lincoln Park to collect feedback for the playground replacement.
Please stop by during one of the following times to share your thoughts!
• Friday, April 28 from 9:30-11am
• Wednesday, May 3 from 10-11:30am
• Tuesday, May 9 from 4:30-6pm
• Friday, May 12 from 2:30-4pm
Landscape restoration work within the tot lot has been completed.
Installation of the concrete entry walk and seating areas has been completed.
Installation of the new tot lot surfacing has been completed.
Installation of the new tot lot surfacing has begun.
Materials for the tot lot surfacing have been delivered. Installation of the new surfacing is expected to begin on Monday, September 16.
Replacement of the fencing around the elementary playground is nearing completion.
Replacement of the fencing around the tot lot is nearing completion.
The elementary playground will close for construction beginning in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 4.
Both playgrounds will be closed until the project is complete.
Concrete has been installed for the new seating area and entrance walk. Topsoil and turf restoration work has begun.
Demolition of the tot lot’s surfacing has been completed.
Construction on the Tot Lot is scheduled to begin Monday, August 19. Please note that the Tot Lot will be closed starting that day.
The elementary playground will remain open a few more weeks, until construction on the fence begins.
The north backstop has been replaced!
Removal of the south backstop has been completed.
Replacement of the north backstop is nearing completion.
Construction has started and the project is expected to be completed on September 10.
Removal and replacement work is expected to begin the week of September 9. During construction, the direct area around the backstops will be closed.
Coloring of the courts was completed on Monday, September 23; the nets have been put back onto the courts.
Coloring of the courts started today.
Striping of the courts is expected to begin on September 19.
Patch work on the courts has been completed. Leveling of the court surface is nearing completion.
Coloring and striping are expected to begin the week of September 16.
Construction will begin on September 10 and the courts will be closed.
Construction is expected to begin the week of September 9. During construction, all courts will be closed.
