What does the Chicago Park District owe its community of volunteer natural area stewards? Some say a little respect, and maybe a heads up if the district is going to mow down acres of native plants.

Chicago Park District lifeguard ordered held in shooting of 2 teens A Chicago Park District lifeguard was ordered held until trial Sunday on charges stemming from shooting two teenagers — one of ...

It's been a slow return to seven days, and the Chicago Park District’s pool season will be short this year, ending just before Chicago Public Schools students return Aug. 18.

When a Chicago Park District lifeguard was accused of shooting and killing a teenager at Douglass Park in late June, Ald. Monique Scott (24th) and her brother, former Ald. Michael Scott, weren’t ...

A Chicago Fire Department source said Leto is a Chicago Park District lifeguard who was fixing a bike before he sprang up and began shooting. What caused him to shoot remains unclear.

The Chicago Park District’s internal review found former lifeguard Charles Leto passed all required background checks, though earlier disputes with staff and patrons were never formally recorded ...

While 14-year-old Jeremy Herred fights for his life, Ald. Monique Scott questioned Tuesday why the park district hired lifeguard Charles Leto, who has since "resigned in lieu of termination ...

The pool at River Park sits empty and closed on June 16, 2022, in Chicago. The city has struggled with lifeguard shortages for years post-pandemic, prompting the closure of dozens of pools and ...

The Park District police were consolidated into the Chicago Police Department at 12:01 a.m., Jan. 1, 1959. Indian Boundary Park (West Ridge) ...