My family and I have been going to their Richmond location forever. Friendly staff, great gym, and…read morebeautiful parks. It's the perfect small-town park district. People are personable and kind. Couldn't ask for a better place in my town.

The park district need to due its due diligence and take care of the local fitness center off…read moreOgden. While visiting several times, I noted how hot, smelly and dirty the place was. Running temperature at over 75 degrees with sweating people working out was not healthy especially for elderly people or those with health issues. If the purpose of the place is to get healthy and fit, the building should be what it wants it occupants to be. Donna

Great park. Lots of shady areas. For bigs and littles. Picnic areas and open space in a residential…read moreneighborhood. Restrooms available.

Took Cardio Tennis classes here Spring 2025. I usually take classes at Humboldt Park but wanted to…read moretry a different time slot. I like that the parking is close to the courts. I love seeing all the pups walking while we are doing tennis early in the morning. This park only has 2 courts so an intimate court. The court has been recently remodeled to include pickleball lines. All in all, no complaints. May check out the pool this summer.

I will never take my kids there again they are so races I have a copy of their schedule for the…read morepool we' was supposed to get in at 2:15 pm until 3 pm but when we got there the white lady told us we cannot get in it was a adult swim and they told us to come back at three and we did when we got back there they had white kids in the pool and then they told us they had adult swim again mind you we already had the schedule and they was looking at us like they was not use to seeing black people the white lady was so rude I will let everyone know how races and dirty they are and to never take your kids there to have a good time because you will be disappointed

Attending a softball tournament here and I was quite impressed with the park and how well it is…read moremaintained. The fields are turf infield, grass outfield. In the center of the 4 fields are restrooms and a concession stand. The staff was visible the entire time and kept the bathrooms pretty clean and restocked. The concession stands had decent offerings. Parking was a bit tough for so many people attending the event, but there was overflow parking by the Church. Additional park areas included some open space, a play area for kids and bbq/bench area. Overall, a great park facility. There should be more restrooms based on the amount of people the park can hold at one time.

My daughter played here for 10U softball and I played in a women's league. These fields are really…read morenice to play on.

This is a pretty good park! It's a little small, but it was just renovated in October, so…read moreeverything is brand new. There's 2 separate sections for toddlers and older kids, a couple picnic tables and lots of benches. There's a porta potty there, too, which is super helpful. There is one part of the playground that's a little dangerous, but if you keep an eye on your younger kids you'll be good.

The community center here is a beautiful building and local artful treasure…read more I attend a recent art event and was impressed with the architecture, caring staff and ease of parking and entry. Someone attending the event mentioned they went to a wedding here. I can imagine how beautiful it looks all setup for such a special occasion. The young gal working the front desk throughout our event was so friendly and kept checking in on us, even making an announcement when someone left a phone in the restroom. There is a large industrial kitchen for use too. I look forward to hopefully returning to this unique location.

We booked Shannon Hall in early June 2023 for our daughter's November 25th, 2023 wedding. Julie G…read more was accommodating, responsive, and great to work with. She answered lots of questions via phone first and we emailed a few times back and forth and she always responded quickly. We brought up our concern with the 2018 yelp review that we had read, and Julie reassured us that the management has changed. As we got closer to the wedding date, we made some changes due to our wedding needs and rented new spaces in addition to Shannon Hall; it was easy to add. They graciously allowed us to come in and measure, etc. as many times as we needed. Julie gave us her cell # in case an emergency would arise (which didn't) and assured us that she contacts the on-site workers ahead of time so someone is on the premise to open the doors and be around to help. They were helpful in adjusting the heat, etc. The space was wonderful (we invited 200 and had around 160 attend); we were able to create an ambiance that met our daughter's expectations of a romantic and elegant setting. We set it up with the white chairs(which we rented from the park district for an extra cost) for the wedding and then our crew of friends helped us switch the venue set up for a reception with 10 5 ft. tables and 10 circles of 8 chairs (provided by the park district). We were able to bring our own food in - which was helpful in keeping costs down. We had charcuterie foodscape stations and heavy appetizers which we hired a few high school girls to serve at and their mom, my friend was the the kitchen coordinator. Dear friends helped work in teams to make sure the table was stocked with food. Pal Joey's from just two blocks away was super helpful in catering our delicious pizzas. The full-size kitchen was awesome to prep food in. Since we did not have a catering license we could not use the oven or warmer so we had crockpots in the kitchen for our meatballs and electric chafing dishes at the food stations. It would be helpful to take pictures of what the kitchen is stocked with as you will forget; we didn't realize that it had coffee percolators already and a number of other items. We brought in our own urns, drink dispensers, etc. You have to do your own set up and take down. If it is wedding, it would be helpful to know that you should move out the tables which are stored in the foyer area so there is space to set up chairs for the bride and her bridal party in that area. There is a sound system to use - 1 cordless mic (not a face mic!) and two places to plug in mic stands (we borrowed from off site, although I saw two mic stands there so one should ask if they are for using! There is no piano; our pianist brought his electric keyboard but you can rent electric pianos and sound systems from a music store usually. Our son-in-law's brother was the MC and ran the Spotify playlist for the dancing. Our guests raved about how beautiful the building and the hall was. Overall we were very pleased with our experience with Batavia Park district and would strongly recommend this place as a wedding option!

We like this park for its 2 miles of paved walking/biking trails…read more This is one of the largest parks in Carol Stream named after the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong. The park has pickle ball courts,basketball court,softball and baseball fields,a sand volleyball court plus a nice kids playground. It is also home to an established Purple Martin colony on Balong Island . Plenty of parking available as are public restrooms.

Great neighborhood park in Carol Stream to walk around observing the many birds that come through…read more This includes a colony of Purple Martins who have a home on the island. The reservoir was created for flood control and you are sure to see many varieties of water loving birds like ducks, geese, herons and egrets. Killdeer are almost always present in the fields. The park district maintains everything very well. There are a nice variety of mature trees and many native plant species. The park has many ball fields and hosts tournaments as well as a caboose, a kids playground, pickleball and basketball courts. It is in the middle of a residential area adjacent to the public library.

I've been taking a class offered by the Park District here at Maine Park Leisure Center. It's a…read morenice facility with several classrooms. We've been in the Itty Bitty room for the class. They have a preschool that operates out of Maine Park which seems to be pretty popular as well and I'll be looking into that next year. The leisure center almost looks like a school itself, with the lockers and classrooms--I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it once was. Our room is a good size with toys and stuff for the kids to play with. There's some parking along the east side of the building, but when I've been here for class it's been full, so you may be looking for street parking. There is a nice sized playground in the back. There may be three, though one is fenced off for use with the preschool I think; there's one with plain old grass and then another with the rubbery ground cover for smaller children. There's even a zip line here which I'm sure my little one will have lots of fun on when she's old enough. This is my first experience with the Park District and at this field house but since it's only a few blocks away I think we'll definitely be making use of this resource.

I found out about this large, out-of-the-way park only after moving to Park Ridge. Located off of…read moreSibley between Dee and Talcott, this park seems to have everything for nature lovers. There is a big soccer field for games, the usual playground and a school-sized field house with classrooms. It is also home of the PR Park District preschool program. The parking is rather small and often full during games or other events, but there's plenty of street parking... Or just take a bike and avoid the hassle altogether. On the other side of the park, there is a huge prairie and walking trail that spans about 2/3-mile around. You see ducks, geese, frogs, turtles along the way. Come on a spring or summer day and it's like an exotic getaway inside of a residential neighborhood. There is a patio-like overlook to see the prairie. Come in late June and you see a yellow sea of daisies in bloom. Truly spectacular, maintained by park volunteers. You also see kids fishing in the swamp sometimes, which is catch & release. Then there is the Wildwood Nature Center which has live animals native to the midwest, as well as lizards, snakes, and other small critters kids love to see. Admission is free, though operating hours are pretty short. It might be the best kept secret in Park Ridge.