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Stop by your neighborhood Skokie park and meet the police officers who serve your community.

The Skokie Park District’s Jill Shellabarger is an accomplished veteran actor in Chicago's thriving theater scene and her voice has been heard in countless radio and television commercials. Her husband, actor Roger Mueller, was cited by the Chicago Tribune as one of Chicago theater’s “unsung heroes.” For the past decade, Jill has also made her mark as the director of the park district’s award-winning senior theater troupe, Still Acting Up.

The Skokie Park District board of commissioners announced its new officers at the May 2014 regular and annual meeting.

When United States Figure Skating (USFS) named its first “outstanding basic skills director” in the nation, they turned to the leader of one of the top programs in the country.

The public is cordially invited to the opening of the Weber Park Golf Course's gorgeous new butterfly garden on Friday, June 6, from noon to 1 p.m., located at the front entrance to the golf course, adjacent to the scenic patio area and Skatium Ice Arena.

The Skokie Park District recently received Level A accreditation status for 2013 from the Park District Risk Management Agency (PDRMA). Level A status is the highest award that can be earned through the agency's comprehensive safety and loss control review process, and is given to park districts that receive a score of 95% or higher during PDRMA's review process.

The Skokie Park District's marketing team today won 'Best in Show' for its first prize in the 'Brochure Series' category at the Illinois 'Agency Showcase' competition. The award recognizes the district creative team's work on its four 2013 seasonal program guides, which featured a retro look in celebration of the district's 85th anniversary.

For the third year in a row, the Skokie Park District's lifeguard staff has been awarded the 5-Star Aquatic Safety Award by Starfish Aquatics Institute (SAI), the international leader in aquatic risk management.​

Steve Glickman may understand the enormity of last month’s USA hockey accomplishment better than anyone. Glickman is an Illinois hockey hall-of-famer, a three-time state champion coach, and has been the Skokie Park District’s hockey director for the better part of three decades. But perhaps most importantly, he is a former high school goalie, who at age 17, received an invitation and tried out for the legendary 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team.

Over the past several years, coyote sightings have become more prevalent within the Village of Skokie and surrounding communities, including the Devonshire Park area. Coyotes are generally timid and shy animals that tend to steer clear of any potential danger and, thus, pose little threat to humans. Statistics from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources cite attacks on humans as extremely rare.​