Veterans' Memorial Park
Located in the South Chicago neighborhood, Veterans' Memorial Park totals 4.81 acres and features a multi-purpose clubroom. Outside, the park offers four multi-purpose fields, a playground, and a spray pool.
Park-goers can participate in seasonal sports, arts & crafts, Cubs Care T- Ball. After school programs are offered throughout the school year, and during the summer, youth can participate in the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s popular six-week day camp.
On March 10, 1954, the Chicago City Council decided to honor veterans of the United States armed forces by naming a new southside park Veteran's Memorial Park. This tribute was a natural extension of the patriotic attitude that prevailed across the country during and after World War II. Developed by the City's Bureau of Parks and Recreation the previous year, the four-acre park was intended to meet the increasing recreational needs of the South Deering Community Area, whose population had nearly doubled between 1940 and 1950. Initial improvements included outdoor athletic facilities, a playground, and a small brick recreational building. In 1957, the City transferred Veterans' Memorial Park, along with more than 200 other properties, to the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. The Park District installed a spray pool in 1966 and a new soft surface playground in 1989.
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Facilities at Veterans' Memorial Park
Programs at Veterans' Memorial Park
Each Friday from 5pm to 6pm
Each Friday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Each Monday from 5pm to 6pm
Each Monday from 4pm to 5pm
Each Friday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Each Wednesday from 5pm to 6pm
Each Tuesday,Thursday from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Except the following dates:
Thursday, Nov 27, 2025
Each Wednesday from 5pm to 6pm
Each Tuesday from 5pm to 6:30pm
Each Thursday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm