La Villita Park — Attraction in West Chicago Township

Finally got to visit this park with my grandson. Loved the children's play ground, or at least the equipment. However, the designer must not have kids. The large stones in the kid area, especially around the sprinklers, are NOT a good idea. I saw a few kids trip on them as they chased each other. Big accident waiting to happen. A kid can seriously bust their head open on one of those huge stone rocks!!!! Not safe at all.... One more thing, the sprinklers come on one at a time in different sections....my two year old didn't have a chance getting wet because the kids (older) would take over that ONE sprinkler that came on... They all should be on at the same time to avoid the pushing!!! Someone please...

This is a wonderful park. It's clean and generally well maintained. The playground near the north entrance does have some broken climbing toys. The water features installed on the playground are enthusiastically used by many of the children. The football fields and the skate park are always busy during the summer. Nearby is a community garden that's unaffiliated with the park district but I'd still count it in the win column. The park is close to the Kedzie and the Blue Island bus lines. It's also near local shopping and food. There seems to be plenty of parking at the south end of the park and street parking on...

The south end of this park, at 31st Street, is one of the most important places in Chicago history, the original location of the Chicago Portage. Native Americans and early explorers crossed the Continental Divide between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins by portaging their canoes here. From this exact spot, Chicago grew and expanded to be the great city it is now. Today the Chicago Portage is traversed by the Sanitary and Ship Canal, several railroads, and roads including Historic US 66 and the modern I-55...