Chase Park, Broncho Billy Playground to Receive TIF Funds For Improvements

The City Council today voted to allot TIF money to ten parks across the city that need updating to conform to safety and accessibility standards. The selected parks were selected by the Park District’s Playground Repair Program.

Two of the ten are in Uptown, which is good news for the kiddies:

• Theodore Gross Park, 2708 W. Lawrence Ave., $175,000
• Winnemac Park, 5001 N. Leavitt St., $200,000
• Frank J. Wilson Park, 4630 N. Milwaukee Ave., $345,000
• Salmon Chase Park, 4701 N. Ashland Ave., $125,000
• Broncho Billy Park, 4437 N. Magnolia Ave., $175,000
• John Wentworth Gardens Park, 3770 S. Wentworth Ave., $250,000
• George Washington Park, 5250 S. King Dr., $300.000
• John Durso Park, 421 W. Locust St., $250,000
• Brighton Park, 3501 S. Richmond St., $125,000
• Roald Amundsen Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave., $110,000