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But for a few finishing touches, the renovation of the Weber Leisure Center and Fitness First is complete! Please join us on Sunday, February 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for our Grand Reopening. The event will feature a ribbon cutting, and fun for the whole family, including children's entertainment, youth classes, birthday party activities, free Fitness First access and free group exercise samplers. Additionally, visitors may win a birthday party or program discounts.

After receiving authorization from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), the Skokie Park District is now growing grass on 6.5 acres of the recently-remediated 17.4 acre MWRD property at McCormick Boulevard and Oakton Street, with the intention of programming soccer and cricket.

Every fall, the Weber Leisure Center gymnasium floor is re-varnished in order to prepare it for heavy use during busy winter months. Because a strong odor lingers for a few days after varnishing, the following precautions are taken annually to reduce the odor:

At this week’s park district monthly Board of Commissioners meeting, the local Liponi Foundation honored the Skokie Park District for its long-term commitment to special recreation.

As the renovation of the Weber Leisure Center was being discussed a few years back, facility manager Emily Guynn knew that structural change was not the only transformation needed. General early childhood and youth programming was also lacking at the facility.

Having earned a reputation since 2007 for quality, original live music, as well as a host of unique family attractions — Skokie's summer street festival, Skokie's Backlot Bash, is only days away and is expected to draw thousands to downtown Skokie on the weekend of Aug. 25-27.

The Skokie Heritage Museum and Devonshire Playhouse proudly present "The Miracle Worker," the award-winning classic featuring the true story of blind and deaf Helen Keller's volatile relationship with the teacher that finally rescues her from a dark, tortured silence.

A variety of Schack Park playground designs were presented to the public by Skokie Park District staff and project consultants at a hearing Tuesday evening at the Skatium Ice Arena. The meeting was well attended with several residents providing project input.

South Bend, Indiana's Cult West Warriors won their second straight world championship today, finishing 8-0 over the weekend at the Skokie Park District's Channelside Park.

In August 2016, the Skokie Park District proactively hired Environmental Monitoring and Technologies, Inc. (EMT) to test its facility drinking water fountains for lead content.