Advisory Council Registration Missing!

To date (six months and counting), we have not received a formal letter from the Chicago Park District explaining in writing why

Tim King, Director of Intergovernmental and Community Affairs has stated that the Chicago Park District has no record of the Skinner Park Advisory Council and why Tim King told May Toy to "cease and desist" referring to herself as the President of the Skinner Park Advisory Council.

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Since we have a receipt for our registration information, we have asked the Board of Commissioners for

an investigation as to why Tim King claims that the Skinner Park Advisory Council never existed and how all our paperwork disappeared.

Further, as an independent nonprofit community group, the Skinner Park Advisory Council is not govern by the Chicago Park District. 

We do not solicit nor receive any financial support from the Chicago Park District for the operations of the advisory council. 

While we work to improve Skinner Park to meet the community's needs, the Skinner Park Advisory Council is solely supported by its volunteer members and private donations.  ~97% of all monetary donations goes directly to improving Skinner Park, with ~3% for operations like office supplies, postage, and signage.   Since the Skinner Park Advisory Council is an independent self-governing organization with elected officers, the Chicago Park District lacks authority to demand that May Toy "cease and desist" referring to herself as the President of the Skinner Park Advisory Council when she was duly elected.

While the Skinner Park Advisory Council wants to work in partnership with the Chicago Park District to improve Skinner Park, the advisory council does not work for nor are we governed by the Chicago Park District.

It is extremely disturbing, after accepting tens of thousands of dollars in donations ( drinking fountains, day camp scholarships, landscape improvements, movies, concerts, etc. ) from the advisory council

to improve Skinner Park for years, that Chicago Park District now claims that they have no record of the advisory council.

Playground Design Community Meeting

Please join us to review the designs for the new playground at Skinner Park.

The Advisory Council have asked the Park District for these meetings so that the community has input into the final design of the playground.

AC Meeting

Please join us and provide your input regarding what you want at Skinner Park.  Problems?  Future improvements?

Some of the topics on the agenda include the proposed ac guidelines and we are asking the community to vote on the dog park location and design.

Are you willing to give the Chicago Park District your personal information? 

The Chicago Park District is proposing new ac guidelines which violate our existing bylaws protecting confidential information.

for more information: please Email Info
 

Much Ado About Nothing

Two Performances!

Saturday, July 12 @ 5pm

Sunday, July 13 @ 5pm

GroundUp Theatre returns to Skinner Park for the 4th year to present a contemporary adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. Suspended in the world of "Steampunk" subculture,

this crowd pleasing comedy features the universal themes of love, honor, and betrayal.

Directed and Adapted by Don Johnson

Sponsored by:  Groundup Theatre, The Skinner Park Advisory Council, and Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr.

Drinking Fountain Update

The Skinner Park Advisory Council has purchased two drinking fountains to be donated to Skinner Park.   The funds were provided by a donation from Mr. Feldstein, Skinner Park dog owners (2005 dog calendar sales), a grant from Friends of the Parks, and the remaining balance from the Skinner Park Advisory Council's general fundraising.  Thank you to everyone for their support!

 The new drinking fountains are ADA accessible, pet friendly.  We also ordered the hose hookup option to help the volunteers who maintain the community flowerbeds.

Playground - Buy A Brick

Playground Donation Levels

Donations of all size are welcome and needed!

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Thanks to everyone who came out  to help clean and beautify Skinner Park!

6th Annual Skinner Park

Check Out the Skinner Park Site Map for locations of improvements!

Thank you to all the volunteers for their time, enthusiasm, and hard work!