Park District Celebrates the Grand Opening of Sesquicentennial Park

On Saturday, May 4, from 10:00 to 11:00am, the Des Plaines Park District celebrated the Grand Opening of Sesquicentennial Park, 255 Grove Street, along with The Friends of the Parks, the Crime Stoppers, city officials, and friends and families from the neighborhood. Des Plaines Park Board of Commissioners President, James F. Grady, cut the ribbon on the park I.D. sign, and Executive Director, John Hecker, welcomed everyone to their newly redesigned park. “We hope this will be a destination for the neighborhood, and that kids of all ages will come out and play,” Hecker said. Children and families enjoyed light refreshments, an alphabet scavenger hunt, free play on the ADA compliant playground equipment, a craft, and family frisbee fun in the park’s open space.

Sesquicentennial Park has an ADA Accessible (American Disabilities Act) playground. The playground includes a play structure for two to five year olds and a separate structure for five to twelve year olds, both with age appropriate slides, climbers, and towers on an engineered wood-fiber safety surface. The equipment is designed to help kids stay physically fit in a challenging, creative, inclusive atmosphere. The park has also been outfitted with a new swing set that has two cut-proof belt swings, one bucket-swing, and an ADA compliant swing. A new picnic table in the play area, a refurbished gazebo, and new benches along the walkway complete the playground.

To see pictures of Sesquicentennial Park, visit www.DPParks.org. For more information about Des Plaines Park District summer classes, events, and facilities, call 847-391-5700.