11500 S. Beloit Ave.
Worth, IL 60482
Phone: 708-448-7080
Fax: 708-448-4079
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
PROUD MEMBER OF
SUMMER 2025 BROCHURE COMING SOON!
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Brochures will be delivered to Worth Residents.
If you do not receive a brochure, or a non resident and would like to receive it, please email pmarr@worthparkdistrict.org or call 708-448-7080
Congratulations to the Worth Park District Board of Commissioners
who were all recognized for their achievements through the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) Board Member Development Program on January 25, 2025.
The IAPD Board Member Development Program is open to board members from IAPD member agencies. The program gives recognition to local board members who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty through committee involvement, attendance at continuing educational opportunities and achievements at the local, state and national levels.
The Board was recognized at the IAPD Annual Business Meeting at the IAPD/IPRA Conference on January 25. Board President Mike McElroy was recognized for achieving the Master Level, and Don Dambek, Rebecca Roberts, Kari Lynn Fickes and Melissa Nagel were recognized at the Distinctive Level.
The Worth Park District was recognized at the Illinois Park and Recreation Conference in being named an Illinois Distinguished Park & Recreation Agency. Park District board and staff attended the conference luncheon to receive this great honor.
WORTH PARK DISTRICT RECEIVES $600,000
OSLAD GRANT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STAHLAK PARK
Stahlak Park, an approximate half-acre open space site, is located at the intersection of 111th Street and Natchez Avenue in Worth. The park was named in honor of Frank Stahlak, a community activist and the first President of the Park Board when the Park District was formed in 1965.
Established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1986, OSLAD (Open Space Land Acquisition and Development) is a cost-sharing program between state and local governments that helps communities fund land acquisition and development for parks and outdoor recreation projects. It’s become one of the most popular grant programs in Illinois. Since its establishment, OSLAD has awarded $640 million for park projects throughout Illinois
The development for Stahlak Park will include a youth and adult fitness course, a plaza with shelter and seating, two pickleball courts and fencing. Pending the receipt of the grant contract from the IDNR, it is hoped that this development will begin and be completed in 2025.
