| Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 parks will be rehabbed by fall | 1989-08-03 | Seven Skokie parks are scheduled to be renovated before winter. The renovations are part of an ongoing project to upgrade the Park District's smaller parks. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 3, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Renovation and repair, Skokie Park District, Parks |
| A park sculpted by artists | 2000-01-06 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, January 6, 2000, p. B1 | Art, Goldsmith, Barbara, Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Oettinger, Sheila, Parks |
| Agencies to continue sharing juvenile criminal information | 2004-05-20 | None | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 20, 2004, Sec. 1, p. 4 | Public School District 73, Cook County State's Attorney, Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools), Public School District 69, Public School District 73 1/2, Parks, Skokie Police Department, Redline Cycle Services, Skokie Board of Trustees, Public School District 68, Public School District 72, Crime and criminals |
| Agreement clears way for park art | 1990-10-18 | Skokie and Skokie Sculpture Park Incorporated (SSPI) have reached an agreement about the park under construction along the west bank of the North Shore Channel between Dempster and Main Streets. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 18, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 7 | Art, Skokie Sculpture Park Incorporated (SSPI), Parks |
| Area leader Weissburg dies | 1982-06-24 | Allan A. Weissburg, best known for his long and dedicated service to the Skokie Park District died on June 20, following a park dedication ceremony in his honor. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 24, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Skokie Park District, Names, titles, etc., Parks, Weissburg, Allan, Death |
| Artist dreams of local art mecca | 1983-12-15 | Skokie resident and sculptor Elliot Balter would like to see a small sculpture garden created at the park next to the canal at Church and McCormick. | The News, Thursday, December 15, 1983, p. 3 | Art, Balter, Elliott, Parks |
| Basketball divides neighbors of park | 1993-06-17 | Basketball hoops will remain at Central Park. | Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 17, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Central Park, Parks, Sports - Basketball |
| Board looks at dogs in parks | 2002-10-31 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, October 31, 2002, p. 3 | Aberman, Susan, Animals, Bender, Michael, Skokie Park District, Schneiderman, Mark, Frenzel, Allan, Parks |
| Board OKs pact to build park | 2005-01-06 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, January 6, 2005, p. 3 | Alexander, Deborah, Bender, Michael, Skokie Park District, Schneiderman, Mark, Skokie Park District - Board, Van Dusen, George, Parks |
| Briefs: Skokie gets grant | 1990-09-27 | Skokie has won a $60,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Conservation to build a bicycle path along McCormick Boulevard between Main and Dempster Streets. The area is slated to become the Skokie Sculpture Park. | Skokie Review, Thursday, September 27, 1990, p. 9 | Sports - Cycling, Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Grants, Parks |