Welles Park Advisory Council

Get ready for a full summer of fun at Welles Park! There are so many great things happening at Welles Park this year. Check this page, our facebook page, or sign up for our monthly newsletter, as events get added from time to time. Add these to your calendar and we hope to see you… Continue reading Summer at Welles, 2024

Following the history listed below, WPAC received a proposal for the addition of pickleball courts and improvements to the horseshoe pits and volleyball court. WPAC invited community feedback and this information is summarized below. At our January 8th, 2024 meeting we drafted and approved a formal response to the Park District which is pasted below.… Continue reading WPAC January 2024 Response on Pickleball & Horseshoe Proposal

2023 was a full year at Welles Park and we hope you enjoyed one or many of the highlights below: At the start of 2023 we said goodbye to long-time Park Supervisor Becky Kliber and welcomed new Supervisor Michelle Baldwin. Congrats to Becky on her retirement and stop by the Field House to introduce yourself… Continue reading 2023 Year in Review

Following a request from the Welles Park Advisory Council, the support of many area neighbors, and the financial backing of Alderman Martin's 2022 participatory budgeting process, Chicago Park District has provided a proposal to upgrade the area of park immediately north of the Montrose and Oakley intersection. These improvements will rehab the historic horseshoe pits,… Continue reading Horseshoe and Pickleball Proposal

Welles Park welcomes back Midnight Circus September 8, 9 and 10th. Although the shows are sold out, we need your help in making the circus a great experience for everyone by volunteering to help out with setting up and selling concessions. Please sign up to assist with set-up or concessions September 8, 9 or 10th.… Continue reading Midnight Circus is back at Welles Park (but we need your help)