Season Pool Passes, Phase 5 and June events |
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Now offering Season Pool Passes
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Season Pool Passes are now on sale –– online and at the Weber, Oakton and Devonshire Centers. Passes will be active beginning Monday, June 14. Season Passes are valid at both the Devonshire Aquatic Center and the Skokie Water Playground for open swim and lap swim.
Skokie & Evanston residents: $50/person.
Non-residents: $85/person.
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Phase 5 is here! –– with a few park district guidelines
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Staff at the Skokie Park District are thrilled that the State of Illinois has moved into Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois plan! Throughout the pandemic, we have had one goal in mind: to keep our community safe while providing as many recreational opportunities as allowable.
While many of the district's operations return to “normal” under Phase 5, some federal and state agencies still have guidelines in place. They include rules for masking indoors, outdoors, and on buses; requirements when around children under 12; and guidelines for the unvaccinated.
For specific guidelines, please click the link below.
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Celebrate Skokie Juneteenth! |
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In 2021, Skokie joins the 156-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African Americans from enslavement.
Join the celebration at the following Skokie Juneteenth events:
Friday, June 18, 2021
Village Green –– 5127 Oakton St.
6 p.m. – Opening ceremonies with guest speakers, located between the Village Hall and the Skokie Public Library.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Devonshire Park –– 4400 Greenwood St.
Bring your chairs and blankets!
2-3 p.m. – Children’s Activities
3-5 p.m. – Performances by Whosay the Magician & steel drum performer, Nigel
3-5 p.m. – Vaccine Clinic
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Sketchbook Brewing Company –– 4901 Main St., 6-9 p.m.
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Live Performance by Corey Wilkes
- Joshua Free with guest Sparkle Motion.
- Food for purchase by Soul and Smoke
- Special Juneteenth brew available for purchase.
- Proceeds go to a not-for-profit.
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June is Pride month!
Throughout the month of June, the district and the Skokie Public Library offer a number of Pride events for the Skokie LGBTQ+ community and all Skokie residents and their families.
Click below to check out every exciting Skokie Pride event!
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Bring your family and a tent for a fun night of camping under the stars. The Family Campout includes activities, a movie presentation, snacks and refreshments.
Friday–Saturday, June 25–26
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Jaffe chosen for vacant park board seat
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In a special meeting of the Skokie Park District park board on Thursday, June 3, the four sitting commissioners chose Ezra Jaffe as the board’s fifth commissioner. Jaffe will be installed at the next monthly meeting of the board of commissioners on June 15.
The open seat was vacated by Khemarey Khoeun in April after she was elected to the Village of Skokie board of trustees. Per board policy, vacancies are filled by appointment, by the majority of the remaining board members. The four remaining members subsequently interviewed several interested Skokie residents, choosing Jaffe at Thursday evening’s meeting. Jaffe will fill the last two years of Khoeun’s six year term. The seat will be up for election in 2023.
Jaffe is a three decade resident of Skokie and is a senior vice president at Wintrust Financial, having worked there since 2011. He is a board member of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, and is a high school cross country coach in Skokie. He was instrumental in the fundraising and naming of Laramie Park’s Caleb Field. You can find Jaffe running through Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park most mornings around 6 a.m. He and his wife Marla have three children and two grandchildren.
The district’s other commissioners are President Susan Aberman, Vice-President Mike Reid, Minal Desai and Mary Oshana. The board of commissioners meet at the Weber Leisure Center every third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
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Story Stroll Tour at Weissburg Park through Sunday
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Bring the family to various Skokie parks this summer and read the stories on display!
Every two weeks, a designated park will feature a children’s book laminated and attached to kiosks along our park path. As you stroll along the trail, you will be directed to the next page in the story.
Enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time! Book titles will be announced the week prior to each scheduled park date.
Through June 13
Weissburg Park – Peanut Goes for the Gold
In honor of Pride month, "Peanut Goes for the Gold" is a charming, funny, and heartfelt picture book that follows the adventures of Peanut, a gender nonbinary guinea pig who does everything with their own personal flare.
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The author, Jonathan Van Ness, the star of Netflix’s hit show Queer Eye, brings his signature humor and positivity to his empowering first picture book, inspiring readers of all ages to love being exactly who they are.
Weissburg Park is located at 4250 Grant St.
Coming soon
June 15–27: Schack Park
June 29–July 11: Gleiss Park
July 13–25: Tecumseh Park
July 27–August 8: Shawnee Park
August 10–22: Emerson Park
August 24–September 6: Peccia Park
September 8–19: Gross Point Park
September 21–October 3: Hamlin Park
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Many thanks to the Douglas Center, who cleaned up Lauth Park last week, now a regular task for the group every week or so. Also big thanks to the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley, who recently mulched trees rings and beds, and planted 500 annuals at Lorel Park.
The district's Adopt-A-Park program is for volunteer groups, students, local businesses, neighborhood organizations or individuals that would like to contribute to keeping Skokie parks looking beautiful. Tasks available for the program include litter pickup, spreading mulch in planted beds or around tree rings, planting annuals and perennials (depending on the time of the year) and/or other activities that will be coordinated with your Adopt-a-Park contact.
All needed tools and materials will be supplied by the Skokie Park District. A sign recognizing the adopters will also be placed within the park. The adoption commitment runs beginning in April and runs through November.
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Check out the 2021 Summer Program Guide
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The Skokie Park District's summer programs are now online and with them the district's Summer Program Guide, readying our residents for summer registration.
The Summer Program Guide offers you and your family an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including a huge number of summer special events.
Click on the guide cover to jump into summer!
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