I'm in a few park and playground social media groups, and the park at the Des Plaines Park District…read moreAdministrative Center has come up a time or two as being particularly good. I decided we should finally go check it out. If you're coming here for the playground, don't make the boneheaded mistake I did: Stopping at the Iroquois Community School, which is right off Touhy and when I saw the school's playground I thought we were at our destination. You will be sorely disappointed if you stop at the wrong one. If you make your way here via Birch Street, you'll go all the way to the end of the street, turn left, and find the park on the other side of the building; if you take Maple Street to get here, drive down toward the barricade dividing the street and you won't be able to miss it on your right. With all that out of the way, this is a fantastic park. When we left the school playyard, something just seemed off and I am so glad that I went around the block to find the actual playground we'd intended to visit, at the DPPD. It's all the way back at the end of the road; you'll essentially dead-end into when you head down Birch. This is my current favorite playground. The equipment is fantastic and so much of it is geared toward the littlest kiddos, which is not always the case. Here there are small things for them to climb on and under, there's a little "farmers market" booth with different play elements, crawl spaces, slides, and so on. My little girl had fun just running around the place, and she also did some crawling and climbing and sliding and enjoyed trying to feed the big turtle sculpture, as well as naming the turtle's body parts that she recognized. Toward the tail end of our visit, she spotted the swings, which is her favorite so we spent a while there before heading out. All told, we spent about 45 minutes here. The first time, that is--we've since been back again in the last week or so since our first visit and were there for an hour or more. There are several picnic tables in this playground area as well, so many of the parents were hanging out there whilst the kids ran around. This playground is geared toward younger kids (10 and below). The terrain is turf, grass, and paved walkways throughout, and it's fully fenced which is one of my favorite features of a park right now (though some parents are better than others about making sure the gates are actually closed). There's a private parking lot, very convenient. I hope we see you there!

On Sept 15, we went to the Fall Festival to see Live bands play on stage but what we saw was…read moredrunken brawls break out during the concert. Prior to the bands playing and during the breaks, announcements were constantly made for Alcohol Sales. Alcohol impairs judgement and I highly suggest that at future park district events that No Alcohol Sales occur, especially events that are promoted as "family friendly".

I took my 10 year old granddaughter today for her first time hitting off a machine. The staff was…read morefriendly and helpful. The machine was easy to adjust for speed and height. We will definitely be back.

Great indoor batting cages also did a private lesson which was both informative and helpful boys…read morewere batting better and gained more confidence

Great place to go and get some practice in for baseball - builds confidence in a youngster . Has a…read moreconcession stand and also mini golf $1 tokens for batting cages gives you 15 pitches $10 is more than enough batting time

Pioneer Park is a great park with decent amount of parking, located on the northeast corner of…read moreHarlem and Touhy. The mini-golf course consists of 18-holes and has various obstacles, including some water fixtures and stream in the middle of it. My kids really enjoyed the mini-golf course. The batting cages were a lot of fun too! They have several different spots/pitches, including slow/fast softball and slow/fast baseball. The machines were in good working condition, although occasionally you would have to hit the button to reset it, but it's not a really big deal. We only did the slow softball pitches, and they were mostly balls vs strikes, but adjust accordingly and you'll be hitting them in no time. They also have a concession stand where you can order some food and drinks, ie hotdogs, pop, chips, etc. Overall, the place doesn't get too crowded, at least the times we went on Friday night. Smack some balls to relieve some pandemic stress yo.

For purely mini golf and old school style of date, this was a good time! My wife and I went on a…read moreMonday and it was still fairly busy. Make sure to have cash! They have multiple ATMs on location but also there is a Bank of America in Skokie/Lincolnwood and also a Chase across the street if you use those banks. Anyway, a lot of awesome obstacles and even if they've been opened for decades some of the decor is updated! Make sure to press the yellow foot pedals for really cool mechanical additions to the hole you're at. Although it is about $14 per person after 12 pm, I can see why! A huge location, cool mechanical additions, lights at night, arcade, and batting cages too. So a lot that goes to cost but still memorable. Make sure to support local businesses!

Other customers can seriously ruin your experience. Please teach your children rules of the course…read moreand we all can try to enjoy it.

I bring my boys here so they. An practice. I give them $10 each and they practice for an hour or…read moreso. We have met their friends here and have even brought pizzas as they have a couple of tables and benches. It's a great place to bring the kiddos!

Chicago to Melrose Park on a Friday afternoon is not a drive I'd wish on anyone, but as far as my…read morebaseball-crazy grandson is concerned, Sam's is totally worth it. Not sure what the 400+ balls cost--it wasn't much--and the look on the boy's face was priceless. Had it not been for some well-earned blisters, we might still be there!

Nice facility. Lots of hands on experience to be gained for players of all ages. Excellent one on…read moreone and small group instruction that is age and skill-level appropriate.

It was just an exhilarating experience. It made my day with how flexible the employees were to my…read moregroup of guys. With many setbacks, we had to push back the time we'd previously scheduled. With just a phone call, this was very simple and easy. As we walked in, a new employee by the name of Shea O'Conor was there to greet us. He even gave us tips on our hitting form!

We enjoyed mini golfing here with our 3 year old. The course had some fun holes with just the right…read moreamount of challenge.

Family fun at a reasonable price. Skokie park district mini golf and driving range. Driving range…read moreis set up like top golf with shot tracking system. More than just driving practice