The playground is a part of Space to Grow, an initiative by Openlands – a nonprofit nature conservation organization that preserves natural spaces and brings them to where people are – and the Healthy Schools Campaign.

Oak Lawn is moving forward with plans to build a detention basin for stormwater storage in the fields near Polaris Intermediate School after over a year-long delay.

Board meetings are open to the public and can be streamed online.

Board meetings are open to the public and can be streamed online.

For The Love of Water (FLOW) is a summary of news from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.