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Wheeling Park District Annual International Fest 2022
On Sunday, Aug. 14, the Wheeling Park District hosted International Festival 2022 at Heritage Park Performance Pavilion. Hundreds of families and friends gathered to celebrate the diversity of our community with a variety of cultural...
AVALON SIENNA PLAYGROUND RIBBON CUTTING
Wheeling Park District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 14, at the new Avalon Sienna playground. The community was invited to join the celebration of this unique and highly-desired play area. The new playground design,...
It doesn’t get better than flip flop weather at the Wheeling Park District
It doesn’t get better than flip flop weather at the Wheeling Park District The Wheeling Park District is ready for summer, are you? Live entertainment, Unplug at the Park, special events, and fun for everyone, all throughout the month...
May fun be found at the Wheeling Park District!
Take time this Mother’s Day to relax your mind and soul at Mother’s Day Yoga on May 8. Find your way to the Heritage Park Performance Pavilion for a peaceful yoga class from 8:30 – 9:30 am. Everything’s better with a...
Wheeling Park District Awarded 2022 PowerPlay! Beyond School Grant
Wheeling Park District is proud to announce that they were awarded the 2022 PowerPlay! Beyond School Grant by the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD). The PowerPlay! Grant Program is designed to provide positive beyond...
SPRING FORWARD AT THE WHEELING PARK DISTRICT
Find all things eggs-traordinary to enjoy in April! Stay ahead of the game and plan now for the warm weather months at the free, all-ages Summer Expo on Sunday, April 3. Come to the Community Recreation Center (CRC) from 11:00 am to...
WHEELING PARK DISTRICT RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
This achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting. For the seventeenth consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the...
MAKE MEMORIES IN MARCH AT WHEELING PARK DISTRICT
You’ll always remember the time you spent together! Calling all dads, grandfathers, uncles and best gentlemen friends, put on your Hawaiian shirt and join us at the Wheeling Park District Community Recreation Center (CRC) on...
SPIRITS HIGH AT WHEELING PARK DISTRICT DAY OF THE DEAD FAMILY 5K RUN/WALK
Runners and their families and friends celebrated at the post-race festivities! The rain held off and the sold out Wheeling Park District Day of the Dead Family 5K Run/Walk went off without a hitch on Sunday, October 24. Three hundred...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT AVALON SIENNA
Residents of the Avalon Sienna area in Wheeling are well on the way to having the new playground they wanted for their neighborhood. As part of Wheeling Park District’s “people-driven design process”, staff met with residents twice in...
LONGTIME PRESCHOOL TEACHER DEBBIE STECKER TO RETIRE
After 41 years of teaching at the Wheeling Park District Preschool, Debbie Stecker has decided to retire. Although her exuberance for instilling children with the love of learning is as strong as ever, the time has come to make way for...