Twelve garden box frames at James Park were removed, rebuilt and installed by local scout Samson Lewerwnz and his team. The work was completed as the physical portion of Samson’s Eagle Scout project. Eagle Scout projects are an opportunity for scouts to show leadership abilities while providing a beneficial service to a community. Completing this […]
We have new friend joining the Park District of Franklin Park! The bee will be working with our Project Aurelius team and Early Childhood Programs to teach the importance of pollinators. In the bee world, the ones you see on flowers are female. They are the “worker” bees who make up the vast majority of […]
As many residents and patrons know, the Park District of Franklin Park has five rooftop beehives on the Centre at North Park. This effort is part of Project Aurelius, the Park District’s team to help increase pollinator protection. Last year we harvested 30 pounds of honey in our first season. Our now established hives produced […]
Last year, the Park District of Franklin Park installed five beehives on North Park’s rooftop and harvested thirty pounds of honey. This year our established hives produced almost three hundred pounds! With all that honey, we called on some reinforcements to help. After School Program had the opportunity to assist Staff in jarring the honey. […]
The Park District of Franklin Park is excited to welcome Nigel Burnett as our new Athletics & Facility Manager! Nigel graduated from Hannibal-Lagrange University with his degree in Business Administration. He grew up on Chicago’s south side where he played a variety of sports throughout middle school, high school and college. Nigel started working with […]
The Franklin Park Ice Arena is excited to welcome our new Hockey Director Brandon Niedziela. Those involved at the Ice Arena may already know Brandon. He is a current head coach and coordinator of our Gold Mites team. He has also been involved with our Junior Panthers, Panther Paws and Panther Hockey clinics over the past […]
June is recognized as National Pollinator Month and Pollinator Partnership designated June 20-26, 2022 as National Pollinator Week. This week is an annual celebration supporting pollinator health due to their declining populations. Pollinators such as bees, birds, butterflies and more provide valuable ecosystem services. The Park District of Franklin Park has made efforts to aid […]
Dear Residents, Families & Patrons, We look forward to an action-packed summer at the Park District of Franklin Park. To date, we do not have any current COVID restrictions or mandates. All programs and facilities transitioned back to normal operations after Mitigation Order 2021-11 was lifted in February. Although masks are not be required in […]
Summer Concert Series are back and we can’t wait to see you there. Join us every Tuesday starting June 7th where talented bands will be performing starting at 7pm at the North Park Baseball Fields. Save these dates for summer music and fun in Franklin Park! Print your own Summer Concert Series here! June 7th […]
After 22 years as the Park District of Franklin Park’s Director of Parks & Recreation and 48 years in the field, Joseph D. Modrich is retiring. Born and raised in Franklin Park, Joe started his career in Parks & Recreation conducting field work with the Park District of Franklin Park in 1974. In his 38-year […]
