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Skokie's Backlot Bash 2016 is only two weeks away and is expected to be one of the community's biggest and best family festivals ever!

Skokie has a national reputation in many areas — from its award-winning public library, park district, and village services — to its sculpture park, festivals and holocaust museum. And for those who lace up hockey or figure skates, the Skatium Ice Arena is known around the country as one of the top facilities for ice skating programs and events.

In 1987, a group of South Bend, Indiana high schoolers went all the way to the final game of the World Wiffle®Ball Championship. That team, 'The Westsiders,' the next year renamed themselves Cult West, a team that passed on their wiffleball prowess to two subsequent generations of teams over the next 30 years. Yesterday, that team, now the Cult West Warriors, finally realized their dream of a world championship, knocking off perennial power 'Funky Plastic Offspring,' 4-3, in a defensive gem at ​

The Skokie Park District tentatively plans to retool its 2011 website in 2017 and its users are invited to give their feedback regarding its functionality.

When a young parent enrolls their little one in an early childhood class at the Devonshire Cultural Center, it is often the first time the child spends a considerable amount of time away from their family. Chris Thalhammer fully understands these life-changing moments, having served the families of hundreds of Skokie’s preschoolers for more than 28 years.

The Skokie Park District board of commissioners announced its new officers last night at the May 2016 regular and annual meeting.

Skokie Park District officials announced today that plans to renovate the 17-acre property at the corner of McCormick Boulevard and Oakton Street are now on hold.

The Skokie Park District board of commissioners said goodbye to its president, swore in two recently-elected members, and then elected its new officers at Tuesday's May 2017 regular and annual meetings.​

When park district athletic director Bob DeLeonardis was growing up, the four major professional American sports were practically the only games in town. Now, the Skokie Park District’s offerings look like the town’s population: tremendously diverse, unique and exciting.

With the 17 acres of land directly east of Skokie Sports Park now environmentally sound after a three-year cleanup, the Skokie Park District board of commissioners last night moved one step closer to approving a final plan for the property’s development.