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    Caldwell Woods

    4.6 (27 reviews)

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    Love Caldwell woods for a beginner type leisurely bike ride. Perfect place to bike with kids. Easy parking. Lovely well maintained path.

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    Great place to hang out, picnics, exercise, just go for a walk. Beautiful park lots of wildlife.

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    best place to watch grass and weeds grow in the area highly recommend it bring your chair helps tremendously

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    Loved it! Lots of picnic areas and the wildlife was abundant. Loved the trails and facilities.

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    The best place to walk and enjoy some nature. Easy to get to and lots of parking. I love coming here!!

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    Ask the Community - Caldwell Woods

    Do they have shelter with tables available and possibly eligible for reserving in the park?

    Look at the Cook County Forest Preserve website. There should be some information or a contact on there. Good Luck

    I am looking for park districts to host my sons first birthday party. Is this park good for indoor birthday?

    Most of the sheters here are open air so not exactly walled for indoor gatherings.

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    Review Highlights - Caldwell Woods

    Great Forest preserve,lots of walking and biking trails about 30 miles or more.

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    4.2(93 reviews)
    1.4 mi

    We've tried a few places and we settled here. My goal was to get my son to go underwater and now he…read moredoes. But...with goggles, because they require them to wear that here. Going to a pool without goggles - well, that's another story. At least he is learning techniques to swim. I like the fact they have an app where you can check in, change classes, and see his progress - if something is entered. He was in Bold Blue 1 for quite a long time and it kept showing he had not fulfilled the requirements, nor has done any of them. Then one day...boom, it was all done and he moved up to Bold Blue 2. So one week passes, no progress, week 2 and nothing. Week 3 - one task fulfilled. I don't understand how and when it is monitored. BUT...we go weekly. We sit in the bright room and watch our little boy swim for half an hour. He's happy. We're happy.

    When my daughter initially started swimming classes here, everything went well, but things took a…read moreturn later on. The school repeatedly canceled classes without explanation and promised to send us make-up vouchers, which we never received. They charged a significant amount for each class but canceled whenever they chose. We paid over hundred dollars a month for 4 sessions, but they canceled so frequently. It's a waste of money and complete waste of our time too, as we'd show up only to find out the class was canceled without any prior notice. I strongly recommend AVOIDING this place if you don't want to waste both your time and money! We called customer service multiple times and they never pick up their phone. AVOID AT ALL COST.

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    Foss Swim School

    Foss Swim School

    3.1(21 reviews)
    4.4 mi

    We had our daughter in park district swimming classes but she wasn't making progress. At Foss she…read morebecame more comfortable and confident, and after a couple years now swims considerably better than I do.

    I am truly sad and disappointed in our Foss experience at Elmwood Park. When we started at Foss,…read morethe quality of instruction and kid-friendly environment made it worth the steep price. Our son loved his lessons. However, several major factors have caused us to pull our son out mid session. This year, Foss stopped offering any make up sessions. To us, this was unreasonable as the current session is 13 weeks long and the price is $30 for a half hour. Instead, Foss offers family swim as a substitute for a make-up lesson, which books out months in advance. Other swim schools offer tokens for make up sessions as inevitably, very few families are available for 13 weeks straight. We also experienced a major lack of communication with management. Nobody answers the phone. We missed a session once and when we arrived the following week, the building was closed. There was nothing on the website or any form of communication to inform us of this closure. When I called and asked why the building was closed I was told that there had been a note on the door the previous week (the week we missed.) Most unfortunately, the quality of swim instructors at Foss varies widely. Although our three teachers before this session were great, our most recent teacher wasn't in the pool when class started, had 4 year old kids sitting on the step for long periods of time, and put the kids in time out if they moved to the other end of their lane for their turn. Of course the top priority is safety, but she never showed the children what she expected of them. I'm still not sure how they were expected to get to the other side of the lane for their turn. I had to stick up for my son when the teacher put him in time out for moving down the lane. During the first class with her, my son only swam for 10 minutes total, as the kids sat on the step for the first 10 minutes, played games for 5 minutes and were sent out of the pool early. This is not acceptable when classes cost about $1 per minute. When I spoke with the manager about my concern, another mom was doing the same thing about the same teacher. Instead of listening to me, the manager said she'd call or email me the next day, but I never heard from her until I followed up a few days later. If I were the manager, I would be interested in knowing why families were ending their sessions. Overall, this lack of communication, and poor teacher experience is no longer worth the high cost (and parking nightmare.) We were hoping to keep our son (and eventually enroll our daughter) at Foss as there are few swim environments close to us that are as kid friendly. We know a lot of families at Foss who have had great experiences, but unfortunately, it was not for us.

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    LA Fitness

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    2.3(32 reviews)
    2.7 miAlbany Park

    03/21/26 - I came here today to renew my LA Fitness membership. It's gotten so expensive. I pay…read more$40/year (lol). WhenI signed up back when the dinosaurs were roaming the Midwest Prairies back when it was The Chicago Health Club. Chicago Health Club use to have a roll back the hand of time offering existing members the ability to bring in new members at the same rate they signed in at. Over the years Bally bought and sold to LA Fitness. LA Fitness now has 17 locations in Chicago city limits & 57 locations statewide. They provide a decent place to workout w/all the necessary equipment from free weights to machine weights to cardio equipment while providing a number of scheduled classes. Sometime I practice my Tai Chi in the cardio rooms when they're vacant

    I've been going to LA Fitness for a while now, and overall it's been a solid gym experience…read more One of the biggest positives is the parking -- there's plenty of it, which makes it really convenient no matter what time you go. That alone makes a difference compared to other city gyms where you're circling the lot before even starting your workout. The staff has always been friendly and helpful. From the front desk to the floor staff, everyone's been approachable and professional whenever I've had questions or needed help. It can get pretty packed depending on the time of day, especially during peak after-work hours, so you might have to wait for certain machines. But if you go earlier in the morning or later at night, it's much more manageable. The sauna is a big plus. It's usually clean and well maintained, which is important. The locker rooms are also kept in good shape -- clean lockers, organized layout, and overall a comfortable space to get ready before or after workouts. Between the convenient parking, good staff, clean facilities, and solid amenities, it's a reliable spot to train.

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